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

8.50 billion current USD, with Israel ahead.

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

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 Poland: Military expenditure

Israel

46.51 billion current USD

in 2024

Poland

38.00 billion current USD

in 2024

Israel rank

12th

Poland rank

13th

Military expenditure over time

Israel
Poland

How they compare

Israel currently reports 46.51 billion current USD against 38.00 billion current USD in Poland, a difference of 8.50 billion current USD.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.

Israel ranks 12th and Poland ranks 13th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	403.75 million current USD	5.51 billion current USD	5.10 billion current USD	Poland
1970s	2.71 billion current USD	11.28 billion current USD	8.56 billion current USD	Poland
1980s	4.88 billion current USD	1.91 billion current USD	2.97 billion current USD	Israel
1990s	7.95 billion current USD	2.52 billion current USD	5.42 billion current USD	Israel
2000s	9.78 billion current USD	5.78 billion current USD	4.00 billion current USD	Israel
2010s	17.10 billion current USD	9.99 billion current USD	7.10 billion current USD	Israel
2020s	28.71 billion current USD	21.74 billion current USD	6.97 billion current USD	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Israel or Poland?: Israel, at 46.51 billion current USD against 38.00 billion current USD in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Israel and Poland?: 8.50 billion current USD, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Poland?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Israel and Poland rank globally for military expenditure?: Israel ranks 12th and Poland ranks 13th 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)