Italy vs Spain: Military spending, gaps filled
Italy
45.44 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Spain
37.69 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Italy rank
12th
Spain rank
15th
Military spending, gaps filled over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 45.44 billion constant 2024 US$ against 37.69 billion constant 2024 US$ in Spain, a difference of 7.75 billion constant 2024 US$.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
Across all 77 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 12th and Spain ranks 15th of 162 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6.34 billion constant 2024 US$ | 3.17 billion constant 2024 US$ | 3.18 billion constant 2024 US$ | Italy |
| 1950s | 9.31 billion constant 2024 US$ | 3.56 billion constant 2024 US$ | 5.75 billion constant 2024 US$ | Italy |
| 1960s | 14.09 billion constant 2024 US$ | 6.13 billion constant 2024 US$ | 7.97 billion constant 2024 US$ | Italy |
| 1970s | 19.89 billion constant 2024 US$ | 12.31 billion constant 2024 US$ | 7.58 billion constant 2024 US$ | Italy |
| 1980s | 27.83 billion constant 2024 US$ | 18.23 billion constant 2024 US$ | 9.59 billion constant 2024 US$ | Italy |
| 1990s | 32.12 billion constant 2024 US$ | 18.53 billion constant 2024 US$ | 13.60 billion constant 2024 US$ | Italy |
| 2000s | 36.78 billion constant 2024 US$ | 20.74 billion constant 2024 US$ | 16.04 billion constant 2024 US$ | Italy |
| 2010s | 29.66 billion constant 2024 US$ | 18.82 billion constant 2024 US$ | 10.84 billion constant 2024 US$ | Italy |
| 2020s | 38.08 billion constant 2024 US$ | 25.32 billion constant 2024 US$ | 12.76 billion constant 2024 US$ | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, gaps filled, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 45.44 billion constant 2024 US$ against 37.69 billion constant 2024 US$ in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, gaps filled between Italy and Spain?
- 7.75 billion constant 2024 US$, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for military spending, gaps filled?
- Italy ranks 12th and Spain ranks 15th 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.