Italy vs Spain: Military expenditure (current USD)
Italy
48.14 billion current USD
in 2025
Spain
40.21 billion current USD
in 2025
Italy rank
12th
Spain rank
15th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 48.14 billion current USD against 40.21 billion current USD in Spain, a difference of 7.93 billion current USD.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 12th and Spain ranks 15th of 168 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 billion current USD | 450.51 million current USD | 1.14 billion current USD | Italy |
| 1970s | 4.07 billion current USD | 2.23 billion current USD | 1.84 billion current USD | Italy |
| 1980s | 11.10 billion current USD | 6.25 billion current USD | 4.85 billion current USD | Italy |
| 1990s | 20.08 billion current USD | 10.98 billion current USD | 9.10 billion current USD | Italy |
| 2000s | 28.03 billion current USD | 15.46 billion current USD | 12.57 billion current USD | Italy |
| 2010s | 27.70 billion current USD | 17.29 billion current USD | 10.40 billion current USD | Italy |
| 2020s | 36.97 billion current USD | 24.73 billion current USD | 12.24 billion current USD | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 48.14 billion current USD against 40.21 billion current USD in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Italy and Spain?
- 7.93 billion current USD, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for military expenditure?
- Italy ranks 12th and Spain ranks 15th 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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About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)