Denmark vs Mexico: Military expenditure (current USD)
Denmark
14.95 billion current USD
in 2025
Mexico
13.65 billion current USD
in 2025
Denmark rank
28th
Mexico rank
31st
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Denmark
- Mexico
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 14.95 billion current USD against 13.65 billion current USD in Mexico, a difference of 1.30 billion current USD.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 28th and Mexico ranks 31st of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 265.86 million current USD | 121.36 million current USD | 144.50 million current USD | Denmark |
| 1970s | 841.92 million current USD | 399.04 million current USD | 442.87 million current USD | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.67 billion current USD | 989.59 million current USD | 675.54 million current USD | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2.82 billion current USD | 1.98 billion current USD | 840.13 million current USD | Denmark |
| 2000s | 3.51 billion current USD | 3.45 billion current USD | 57.74 million current USD | Denmark |
| 2010s | 4.15 billion current USD | 5.76 billion current USD | 1.61 billion current USD | Mexico |
| 2020s | 8.06 billion current USD | 12.15 billion current USD | 4.09 billion current USD | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Denmark or Mexico?
- Denmark, at 14.95 billion current USD against 13.65 billion current USD in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Denmark and Mexico?
- 1.30 billion current USD, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Mexico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Mexico rank globally for military expenditure?
- Denmark ranks 28th and Mexico 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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About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)