Which has higher military expenditure, Denmark or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Denmark as of 2024.

What is the difference in military expenditure between Denmark and Republic of Korea?

0.2%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Republic of 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Republic of Korea: Military expenditure

Denmark

2.4%

in 2024

Republic of Korea

2.6%

in 2024

Denmark rank

47th

Republic of Korea rank

44th

Military expenditure over time

Denmark
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Denmark, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 47th and Republic of Korea ranks 44th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.7%	5.3%	2.6%	Republic of Korea
1970s	2.3%	5.1%	2.9%	Republic of Korea
1980s	2.2%	5.3%	3.1%	Republic of Korea
1990s	1.7%	3.2%	1.4%	Republic of Korea
2000s	1.4%	2.3%	0.9%	Republic of Korea
2010s	1.2%	2.4%	1.1%	Republic of Korea
2020s	1.7%	2.6%	0.9%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Denmark or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Denmark and Republic of Korea?: 0.2%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Republic of Korea?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Republic of Korea rank globally for military expenditure?: Denmark ranks 47th and Republic of Korea ranks 44th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 10,550 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product