Which has higher military expenditure, IDA blend or United States?

United States, at 3.1% against 1.6% in IDA blend as of 2025.

What is the difference in military expenditure between IDA blend and United States?

1.5%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and United States?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

IDA blend vs United States: Military expenditure (% of GDP)

IDA blend

1.6%

in 2025

United States

3.1%

in 2025

IDA blend rank

29th

United States rank

31st

Military expenditure (% of GDP) over time

IDA blend
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 3.1% against 1.6% in IDA blend, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes United States's figure about 1.9 times IDA blend's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

IDA blend ranks 29th and United States ranks 31st of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA blend	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.4%	8.8%	5.4%	United States
1970s	4.7%	5.9%	1.2%	United States
1980s	3.1%	6.2%	3.1%	United States
1990s	2.4%	4.1%	1.8%	United States
2000s	1.9%	3.9%	2.0%	United States
2010s	1.4%	3.9%	2.4%	United States
2020s	1.5%	3.4%	1.8%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, IDA blend or United States?: United States, at 3.1% against 1.6% in IDA blend as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between IDA blend and United States?: 1.5%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do IDA blend and United States rank globally for military expenditure?: IDA blend ranks 29th and United States ranks 31st of 45 groups.
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: 212 places, 10,887 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product