Netherlands vs Philippines: Military spending, annual growth rate
Netherlands
14.5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Philippines
14.68 % change on previous year
in 2025
Netherlands rank
45th
Philippines rank
43rd
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Netherlands
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 14.68 % change on previous year against 14.5 % change on previous year in Netherlands, a difference of 0.18 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Philippines ahead.
Netherlands ranks 45th and Philippines ranks 43rd of 159 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -10.09 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year | 13.37 % change on previous year | Philippines |
| 1960s | 5.23 % change on previous year | 7.53 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | Philippines |
| 1970s | 3.8 % change on previous year | 9.14 % change on previous year | 5.34 % change on previous year | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.2169 % change on previous year | -0.8702 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1990s | -1.64 % change on previous year | 0.7208 % change on previous year | 2.36 % change on previous year | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.7386 % change on previous year | 2.19 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.6089 % change on previous year | 5.22 % change on previous year | 4.61 % change on previous year | Philippines |
| 2020s | 11.94 % change on previous year | 5.09 % change on previous year | 6.85 % 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, Netherlands or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 14.68 % change on previous year against 14.5 % change on previous year in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Netherlands and Philippines?
- 0.18 % change on previous year, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Philippines?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Philippines rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Netherlands ranks 45th and Philippines ranks 43rd 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.