Australia vs South Korea: Military spending, annual growth rate
Australia
3.02 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Korea
2.61 % change on previous year
in 2025
Australia rank
98th
South Korea rank
101st
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- South Korea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.02 % change on previous year against 2.61 % change on previous year in South Korea, a difference of 0.41 % change on previous year.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1954 it was South Korea ahead.
Australia ranks 98th and South Korea ranks 101st of 159 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.7 % change on previous year | 35.86 % change on previous year | 38.56 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1960s | 8.97 % change on previous year | 12.44 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1970s | -0.6748 % change on previous year | 16.29 % change on previous year | 16.96 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1980s | 2.6 % change on previous year | 5.5 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 0.9806 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2000s | 4.01 % change on previous year | 4.87 % change on previous year | 0.8546 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2.38 % change on previous year | 3.31 % change on previous year | 0.925 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2.87 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year | 0.808 % change on previous year | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Australia or South Korea?
- Australia, at 3.02 % change on previous year against 2.61 % change on previous year in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Australia and South Korea?
- 0.41 % change on previous year, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 98th and South Korea ranks 101st of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.