Brazil vs Taiwan: Military spending, gaps filled
Brazil
23.64 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Taiwan
17.34 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Brazil rank
22nd
Taiwan rank
23rd
Military spending, gaps filled over time
- Brazil
- Taiwan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 23.64 billion constant 2024 US$ against 17.34 billion constant 2024 US$ in Taiwan, a difference of 6.30 billion constant 2024 US$.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 22nd and Taiwan ranks 23rd of 162 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.77 billion constant 2024 US$ | 6.25 billion constant 2024 US$ | 517.30 million constant 2024 US$ | Brazil |
| 1980s | 9.05 billion constant 2024 US$ | 9.02 billion constant 2024 US$ | 33.23 million constant 2024 US$ | Brazil |
| 1990s | 12.76 billion constant 2024 US$ | 13.35 billion constant 2024 US$ | 592.84 million constant 2024 US$ | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 18.28 billion constant 2024 US$ | 10.65 billion constant 2024 US$ | 7.63 billion constant 2024 US$ | Brazil |
| 2010s | 24.72 billion constant 2024 US$ | 10.96 billion constant 2024 US$ | 13.76 billion constant 2024 US$ | Brazil |
| 2020s | 22.38 billion constant 2024 US$ | 14.80 billion constant 2024 US$ | 7.58 billion constant 2024 US$ | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, gaps filled, Brazil or Taiwan?
- Brazil, at 23.64 billion constant 2024 US$ against 17.34 billion constant 2024 US$ in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, gaps filled between Brazil and Taiwan?
- 6.30 billion constant 2024 US$, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Taiwan?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Taiwan rank globally for military spending, gaps filled?
- Brazil ranks 22nd and Taiwan ranks 23rd 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.