Taiwan vs Turkey: Military spending, gaps filled

Taiwan
17.34 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Turkey
26.81 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Taiwan rank
23rd
Turkey rank
20th

Military spending, gaps filled over time

  • Taiwan
  • Turkey
010.0B20.0B30.0B195319892025

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 26.81 billion constant 2024 US$ against 17.34 billion constant 2024 US$ in Taiwan, a difference of 9.47 billion constant 2024 US$.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.5 times Taiwan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Turkey ahead.

Taiwan ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 20th of 162 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Taiwan Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 6.25 billion constant 2024 US$ 5.49 billion constant 2024 US$ 765.64 million constant 2024 US$ Taiwan
1980s 9.02 billion constant 2024 US$ 5.87 billion constant 2024 US$ 3.15 billion constant 2024 US$ Taiwan
1990s 13.35 billion constant 2024 US$ 9.76 billion constant 2024 US$ 3.59 billion constant 2024 US$ Taiwan
2000s 10.65 billion constant 2024 US$ 10.82 billion constant 2024 US$ 172.98 million constant 2024 US$ Turkey
2010s 10.96 billion constant 2024 US$ 13.45 billion constant 2024 US$ 2.49 billion constant 2024 US$ Turkey
2020s 14.80 billion constant 2024 US$ 21.11 billion constant 2024 US$ 6.31 billion constant 2024 US$ Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, gaps filled, Taiwan or Turkey?
Turkey, at 26.81 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 Taiwan and Turkey?
9.47 billion constant 2024 US$, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Turkey?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Taiwan and Turkey rank globally for military spending, gaps filled?
Taiwan ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 20th 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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Indicator
Military spending, gaps filled
Unit
constant 2024 US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
162 places, 8,449 data points, 1949–2025
Last refreshed

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.