What is the difference in military expenditure between France and Israel?

18.17 billion current USD, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Israel?

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.

France vs Israel: Military expenditure

France

64.67 billion current USD

in 2024

Israel

46.51 billion current USD

in 2024

France rank

9th

Israel rank

12th

Military expenditure over time

France
Israel

How they compare

France currently reports 64.67 billion current USD against 46.51 billion current USD in Israel, a difference of 18.17 billion current USD.

That makes France's figure about 1.4 times Israel's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 9th and Israel ranks 12th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4.24 billion current USD	403.75 million current USD	3.84 billion current USD	France
1970s	10.25 billion current USD	2.71 billion current USD	7.54 billion current USD	France
1980s	22.70 billion current USD	4.88 billion current USD	17.82 billion current USD	France
1990s	36.27 billion current USD	7.95 billion current USD	28.32 billion current USD	France
2000s	42.28 billion current USD	9.78 billion current USD	32.49 billion current USD	France
2010s	50.23 billion current USD	17.10 billion current USD	33.13 billion current USD	France
2020s	58.20 billion current USD	28.71 billion current USD	29.49 billion current USD	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, France or Israel?: France, at 64.67 billion current USD against 46.51 billion current USD in Israel as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between France and Israel?: 18.17 billion current USD, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Israel?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do France and Israel rank globally for military expenditure?: France ranks 9th and Israel ranks 12th 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)