Denmark vs Upper middle income: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Denmark
3.3%
in 2025
Upper middle income
1.9%
in 2025
Denmark rank
27th
Upper middle income rank
25th
Military expenditure (% of GDP) over time
- Denmark
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3.3% against 1.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.7 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 27th and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 3.1% | 0.9% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Denmark or Upper middle income?
- Denmark, at 3.3% against 1.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Denmark and Upper middle income?
- 1.4%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Upper middle income rank globally for military expenditure?
- Denmark ranks 27th and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 167 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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About this data
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product