What is the difference in military expenditure between Indonesia and Pakistan?

876.80 million current USD, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Pakistan?

51 years are reported by both, from 1974 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.

Indonesia vs Pakistan: Military expenditure

Indonesia

11.04 billion current USD

in 2024

Pakistan

10.17 billion current USD

in 2024

Indonesia rank

29th

Pakistan rank

31st

Military expenditure over time

Indonesia
Pakistan

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 11.04 billion current USD against 10.17 billion current USD in Pakistan, a difference of 876.80 million current USD.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 29th and Pakistan ranks 31st of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.28 billion current USD	890.14 million current USD	390.88 million current USD	Indonesia
1980s	1.93 billion current USD	2.13 billion current USD	201.74 million current USD	Pakistan
1990s	2.01 billion current USD	3.27 billion current USD	1.27 billion current USD	Pakistan
2000s	2.26 billion current USD	4.23 billion current USD	1.97 billion current USD	Pakistan
2010s	7.18 billion current USD	8.94 billion current USD	1.76 billion current USD	Pakistan
2020s	10.12 billion current USD	10.21 billion current USD	83.14 million current USD	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Indonesia or Pakistan?: Indonesia, at 11.04 billion current USD against 10.17 billion current USD in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Indonesia and Pakistan?: 876.80 million current USD, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Pakistan?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Pakistan rank globally for military expenditure?: Indonesia ranks 29th and Pakistan 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)