What is the difference in military expenditure between Belgium and IDA total?

31.67 billion current USD, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and IDA total?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Belgium vs IDA total: Military expenditure

Belgium

8.56 billion current USD

in 2024

IDA total

40.23 billion current USD

in 2024

Belgium rank

34th

IDA total rank

31st

Military expenditure over time

Belgium
IDA total

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 40.23 billion current USD against 8.56 billion current USD in Belgium, a difference of 31.67 billion current USD.

That makes IDA total's figure about 4.7 times Belgium's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 34th and IDA total ranks 31st of 168 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.97 billion current USD	5.42 billion current USD	3.45 billion current USD	IDA total
1980s	3.33 billion current USD	9.97 billion current USD	6.64 billion current USD	IDA total
1990s	4.07 billion current USD	14.05 billion current USD	9.97 billion current USD	IDA total
2000s	4.31 billion current USD	26.49 billion current USD	22.18 billion current USD	IDA total
2010s	4.89 billion current USD	29.31 billion current USD	24.42 billion current USD	IDA total
2020s	6.93 billion current USD	37.49 billion current USD	30.56 billion current USD	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Belgium or IDA total?: IDA total, at 40.23 billion current USD against 8.56 billion current USD in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Belgium and IDA total?: 31.67 billion current USD, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and IDA total?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Belgium and IDA total rank globally for military expenditure?: Belgium ranks 34th and IDA total ranks 31st 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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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: 20 August 2026

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