What is the difference in military expenditure between Australia and Italy?

4.14 billion current USD, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Australia vs Italy: Military expenditure

Australia

33.82 billion current USD

in 2024

Italy

37.96 billion current USD

in 2024

Australia rank

15th

Italy rank

14th

Military expenditure over time

Australia
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 37.96 billion current USD against 33.82 billion current USD in Australia, a difference of 4.14 billion current USD.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Australia ranks 15th and Italy ranks 14th of 167 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	823.76 million current USD	1.59 billion current USD	765.49 million current USD	Italy
1970s	2.12 billion current USD	4.07 billion current USD	1.95 billion current USD	Italy
1980s	4.81 billion current USD	11.10 billion current USD	6.29 billion current USD	Italy
1990s	7.35 billion current USD	20.08 billion current USD	12.73 billion current USD	Italy
2000s	12.64 billion current USD	28.03 billion current USD	15.39 billion current USD	Italy
2010s	25.77 billion current USD	28.18 billion current USD	2.41 billion current USD	Italy
2020s	31.73 billion current USD	35.75 billion current USD	4.02 billion current USD	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Australia or Italy?: Italy, at 37.96 billion current USD against 33.82 billion current USD in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Australia and Italy?: 4.14 billion current USD, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Italy rank globally for military expenditure?: Australia ranks 15th and Italy ranks 14th of 167 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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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)