What is the difference in military expenditure between Italy and Türkiye?

12.99 billion current USD, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Türkiye?

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.

Italy vs Türkiye: Military expenditure

Italy

37.96 billion current USD

in 2024

Türkiye

24.98 billion current USD

in 2024

Italy rank

14th

Türkiye rank

17th

Military expenditure over time

Italy
Türkiye

How they compare

Italy currently reports 37.96 billion current USD against 24.98 billion current USD in Türkiye, a difference of 12.99 billion current USD.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times Türkiye's.

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

Italy ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 17th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.59 billion current USD	437.20 million current USD	1.15 billion current USD	Italy
1970s	4.07 billion current USD	1.72 billion current USD	2.36 billion current USD	Italy
1980s	11.10 billion current USD	2.70 billion current USD	8.40 billion current USD	Italy
1990s	20.08 billion current USD	7.02 billion current USD	13.06 billion current USD	Italy
2000s	28.03 billion current USD	12.04 billion current USD	15.99 billion current USD	Italy
2010s	28.18 billion current USD	17.98 billion current USD	10.20 billion current USD	Italy
2020s	35.75 billion current USD	18.13 billion current USD	17.62 billion current USD	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Italy or Türkiye?: Italy, at 37.96 billion current USD against 24.98 billion current USD in Türkiye as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Italy and Türkiye?: 12.99 billion current USD, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Türkiye?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and Türkiye rank globally for military expenditure?: Italy ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 17th 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: 20 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)