Belgium vs Denmark: Military spending, gaps filled
Belgium
13.59 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Denmark
14.08 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Belgium rank
32nd
Denmark rank
29th
Military spending, gaps filled over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 14.08 billion constant 2024 US$ against 13.59 billion constant 2024 US$ in Belgium, a difference of 489.30 million constant 2024 US$.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 32nd and Denmark ranks 29th of 162 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.43 billion constant 2024 US$ | 1.18 billion constant 2024 US$ | 1.25 billion constant 2024 US$ | Belgium |
| 1950s | 4.51 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.04 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.47 billion constant 2024 US$ | Belgium |
| 1960s | 5.54 billion constant 2024 US$ | 3.20 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.34 billion constant 2024 US$ | Belgium |
| 1970s | 8.43 billion constant 2024 US$ | 4.08 billion constant 2024 US$ | 4.35 billion constant 2024 US$ | Belgium |
| 1980s | 9.66 billion constant 2024 US$ | 4.59 billion constant 2024 US$ | 5.07 billion constant 2024 US$ | Belgium |
| 1990s | 7.12 billion constant 2024 US$ | 4.53 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.59 billion constant 2024 US$ | Belgium |
| 2000s | 6.18 billion constant 2024 US$ | 4.51 billion constant 2024 US$ | 1.68 billion constant 2024 US$ | Belgium |
| 2010s | 5.61 billion constant 2024 US$ | 4.38 billion constant 2024 US$ | 1.24 billion constant 2024 US$ | Belgium |
| 2020s | 8.41 billion constant 2024 US$ | 8.10 billion constant 2024 US$ | 306.28 million constant 2024 US$ | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, gaps filled, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 14.08 billion constant 2024 US$ against 13.59 billion constant 2024 US$ in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, gaps filled between Belgium and Denmark?
- 489.30 million constant 2024 US$, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for military spending, gaps filled?
- Belgium ranks 32nd and Denmark ranks 29th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending with 108 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.