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Germany vs South Korea: Military spending

Germany
62.28 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2020
South Korea
57.02 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Germany rank
10th
South Korea rank
11th

Military spending over time

  • Germany
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 62.28 billion constant 2022 US$ against 57.02 billion constant 2022 US$ in South Korea, a difference of 5.27 billion constant 2022 US$.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 11th of 172 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending
Unit
constant 2022 US$
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
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This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.