What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Netherlands and Portugal?

0.0002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?

64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs Portugal: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Netherlands

0.0164 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Portugal

0.0162 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Netherlands rank

87th

Portugal rank

88th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Netherlands
Portugal

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.0164 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0162 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 88th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2656 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3426 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.077 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Portugal
1970s	0.1282 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1864 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0581 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Portugal
1980s	0.0641 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0618 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0023 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Netherlands
1990s	0.0318 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0313 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Netherlands
2000s	0.0199 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0217 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0019 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Portugal
2010s	0.0146 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0146 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Portugal
2020s	0.0165 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0165 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Netherlands or Portugal?: Netherlands, at 0.0164 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0162 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Netherlands and Portugal?: 0.0002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Netherlands ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 88th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.