Brazil vs Netherlands: Military spending, annual growth rate
Brazil
12.77 % change on previous year
in 2025
Netherlands
14.5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Brazil rank
48th
Netherlands rank
45th
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Brazil
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 14.5 % change on previous year against 12.77 % change on previous year in Brazil, a difference of 1.73 % change on previous year.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 48th and Netherlands ranks 45th of 159 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -10.29 % change on previous year | -11.12 % change on previous year | 0.8316 % change on previous year | Brazil |
| 1960s | 4.65 % change on previous year | 5.23 % change on previous year | 0.5829 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 10.98 % change on previous year | 3.42 % change on previous year | 7.56 % change on previous year | Brazil |
| 1980s | 9.69 % change on previous year | 0.2169 % change on previous year | 9.47 % change on previous year | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.42 % change on previous year | -1.64 % change on previous year | 3.07 % change on previous year | Brazil |
| 2000s | 4.42 % change on previous year | 0.7386 % change on previous year | 3.68 % change on previous year | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.38 % change on previous year | 0.6089 % change on previous year | 0.7739 % change on previous year | Brazil |
| 2020s | -0.9174 % change on previous year | 11.94 % change on previous year | 12.85 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Brazil or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 14.5 % change on previous year against 12.77 % change on previous year in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Brazil and Netherlands?
- 1.73 % change on previous year, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Netherlands?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Netherlands rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Brazil ranks 48th and Netherlands ranks 45th 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.