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

1.07 billion current USD, with Korea ahead.

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

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.

Israel vs Korea: Military expenditure

Israel

46.51 billion current USD

in 2024

Korea

47.57 billion current USD

in 2024

Israel rank

12th

Korea rank

11th

Military expenditure over time

Israel
Korea

How they compare

Korea currently reports 47.57 billion current USD against 46.51 billion current USD in Israel, a difference of 1.07 billion current USD.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.

Israel ranks 12th and Korea ranks 11th of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	403.75 million current USD	209.46 million current USD	194.29 million current USD	Israel
1970s	2.71 billion current USD	1.45 billion current USD	1.27 billion current USD	Israel
1980s	4.88 billion current USD	5.60 billion current USD	726.03 million current USD	Korea
1990s	7.95 billion current USD	12.85 billion current USD	4.90 billion current USD	Korea
2000s	9.78 billion current USD	20.02 billion current USD	10.24 billion current USD	Korea
2010s	17.10 billion current USD	36.28 billion current USD	19.18 billion current USD	Korea
2020s	28.71 billion current USD	47.75 billion current USD	19.03 billion current USD	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Israel or Korea?: Korea, at 47.57 billion current USD against 46.51 billion current USD in Israel as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Israel and Korea?: 1.07 billion current USD, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Korea?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Israel and Korea rank globally for military expenditure?: Israel ranks 12th and Korea ranks 11th 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)