Australia vs Netherlands: Military expenditure (current USD)
Australia
35.33 billion current USD
in 2025
Netherlands
28.94 billion current USD
in 2025
Australia rank
17th
Netherlands rank
19th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 35.33 billion current USD against 28.94 billion current USD in Netherlands, a difference of 6.38 billion current USD.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 19th of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 823.76 million current USD | 731.06 million current USD | 92.70 million current USD | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.12 billion current USD | 2.67 billion current USD | 553.26 million current USD | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 4.81 billion current USD | 5.18 billion current USD | 370.09 million current USD | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 7.35 billion current USD | 7.33 billion current USD | 18.06 million current USD | Australia |
| 2000s | 12.64 billion current USD | 9.24 billion current USD | 3.40 billion current USD | Australia |
| 2010s | 25.77 billion current USD | 10.43 billion current USD | 15.34 billion current USD | Australia |
| 2020s | 32.40 billion current USD | 18.38 billion current USD | 14.02 billion current USD | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Australia or Netherlands?
- Australia, at 35.33 billion current USD against 28.94 billion current USD in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Australia and Netherlands?
- 6.38 billion current USD, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for military expenditure?
- Australia ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 19th of 168 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)