What is the difference in military expenditure between Germany and North America?

938.20 billion current USD, with North America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and North America?

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.

Germany vs North America: Military expenditure

Germany

88.46 billion current USD

in 2024

North America

1.03 trillion current USD

in 2024

Germany rank

4th

North America rank

5th

Military expenditure over time

Germany
North America

How they compare

North America currently reports 1.03 trillion current USD against 88.46 billion current USD in Germany, a difference of 938.20 billion current USD.

That makes North America's figure about 11.6 times Germany's.

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

Germany ranks 4th and North America ranks 5th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	North America	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4.31 billion current USD	64.54 billion current USD	60.23 billion current USD	North America
1970s	13.34 billion current USD	97.48 billion current USD	84.14 billion current USD	North America
1980s	24.81 billion current USD	258.86 billion current USD	234.05 billion current USD	North America
1990s	35.27 billion current USD	313.55 billion current USD	278.28 billion current USD	North America
2000s	34.93 billion current USD	513.76 billion current USD	478.84 billion current USD	North America
2010s	43.68 billion current USD	708.04 billion current USD	664.36 billion current USD	North America
2020s	64.35 billion current USD	897.85 billion current USD	833.50 billion current USD	North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Germany or North America?: North America, at 1.03 trillion current USD against 88.46 billion current USD in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Germany and North America?: 938.20 billion current USD, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and North America?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Germany and North America rank globally for military expenditure?: Germany ranks 4th and North America ranks 5th 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)