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

30.28 billion current USD, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark 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.

Denmark vs IDA total: Military expenditure (current USD)

Denmark

9.96 billion current USD

in 2024

IDA total

40.23 billion current USD

in 2024

Denmark rank

31st

IDA total rank

32nd

Military expenditure (current USD) over time

Denmark
IDA total

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 40.23 billion current USD against 9.96 billion current USD in Denmark, a difference of 30.28 billion current USD.

That makes IDA total's figure about 4.0 times Denmark's.

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

Denmark ranks 31st and IDA total ranks 32nd of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
1970s	881.32 million current USD	5.42 billion current USD	4.54 billion current USD	IDA total
1980s	1.67 billion current USD	9.97 billion current USD	8.31 billion current USD	IDA total
1990s	2.82 billion current USD	14.05 billion current USD	11.23 billion current USD	IDA total
2000s	3.51 billion current USD	26.49 billion current USD	22.99 billion current USD	IDA total
2010s	4.15 billion current USD	29.31 billion current USD	25.16 billion current USD	IDA total
2020s	6.75 billion current USD	37.49 billion current USD	30.74 billion current USD	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Denmark or IDA total?: IDA total, at 40.23 billion current USD against 9.96 billion current USD in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Denmark and IDA total?: 30.28 billion current USD, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and IDA total?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Denmark and IDA total rank globally for military expenditure?: Denmark ranks 31st and IDA total ranks 32nd 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: 212 places, 10,618 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

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