Algeria vs Spain: Military expenditure
Algeria
21.81 billion current USD
in 2024
Spain
24.62 billion current USD
in 2024
Algeria rank
21st
Spain rank
18th
Military expenditure over time
- Algeria
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 24.62 billion current USD against 21.81 billion current USD in Algeria, a difference of 2.80 billion current USD.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th of 166 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.80 million current USD | 466.25 million current USD | 381.45 million current USD | Spain |
| 1970s | 332.98 million current USD | 2.23 billion current USD | 1.90 billion current USD | Spain |
| 1980s | 967.12 million current USD | 6.25 billion current USD | 5.29 billion current USD | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.33 billion current USD | 10.98 billion current USD | 9.65 billion current USD | Spain |
| 2000s | 3.15 billion current USD | 15.46 billion current USD | 12.31 billion current USD | Spain |
| 2010s | 9.63 billion current USD | 17.29 billion current USD | 7.67 billion current USD | Spain |
| 2020s | 13.61 billion current USD | 21.14 billion current USD | 7.54 billion current USD | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Algeria or Spain?
- Spain, at 24.62 billion current USD against 21.81 billion current USD in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Algeria and Spain?
- 2.80 billion current USD, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Spain rank globally for military expenditure?
- Algeria ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)