Military spending gmsd in Spain
Spain: Military spending gmsd was 26.09 billion in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
26.09 billion
Change on year
up 13.9%
World rank
18th
of 172 countries
All-time high
26.09 billion
in 2023
All-time low
107.69 million
in 1832
Years of data
208
1816–2023
Military spending gmsd in Spain, 1816–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 26.09 billion for military spending gmsd in 2023. That is the highest value across all 208 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending gmsd in Spain peaked at 26.09 billion in 2023 and was at its lowest, 107.69 million, in 1832.
Spain ranks 18th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending gmsd in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 453.59 million | — |
| 1817 | 387.00 million | -14.7% |
| 1818 | 369.94 million | -4.4% |
| 1819 | 382.94 million | +3.5% |
| 1820 | 394.26 million | +3.0% |
| 1821 | 156.59 million | -60.3% |
| 1822 | 159.25 million | +1.7% |
| 1823 | 165.46 million | +3.9% |
| 1824 | 177.15 million | +7.1% |
| 1825 | 180.16 million | +1.7% |
| 1826 | 191.42 million | +6.2% |
| 1827 | 198.68 million | +3.8% |
| 1828 | 204.60 million | +3.0% |
| 1829 | 213.14 million | +4.2% |
| 1830 | 131.05 million | -38.5% |
| 1831 | 113.58 million | -13.3% |
| 1832 | 107.69 million | -5.2% |
| 1833 | 121.13 million | +12.5% |
| 1834 | 130.43 million | +7.7% |
| 1835 | 138.83 million | +6.4% |
| 1836 | 131.71 million | -5.1% |
| 1837 | 254.07 million | +92.9% |
| 1838 | 271.30 million | +6.8% |
| 1839 | 338.65 million | +24.8% |
| 1840 | 312.15 million | -7.8% |
| 1841 | 299.35 million | -4.1% |
| 1842 | 289.02 million | -3.5% |
| 1843 | 275.03 million | -4.8% |
| 1844 | 257.38 million | -6.4% |
| 1845 | 259.95 million | +1.0% |
| 1846 | 260.26 million | +0.1% |
| 1847 | 312.67 million | +20.1% |
| 1848 | 505.63 million | +61.7% |
| 1849 | 533.43 million | +5.5% |
| 1850 | 528.03 million | -1.0% |
| 1851 | 559.74 million | +6.0% |
| 1852 | 550.33 million | -1.7% |
| 1853 | 555.78 million | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 533.57 million | -4.0% |
| 1855 | 551.27 million | +3.3% |
| 1856 | 576.18 million | +4.5% |
| 1857 | 580.52 million | +0.8% |
| 1858 | 636.74 million | +9.7% |
| 1859 | 578.68 million | -9.1% |
| 1860 | 695.19 million | +20.1% |
| 1861 | 633.62 million | -8.9% |
| 1862 | 626.43 million | -1.1% |
| 1863 | 626.18 million | -0.0% |
| 1864 | 713.79 million | +14.0% |
| 1865 | 552.77 million | -22.6% |
| 1866 | 492.00 million | -11.0% |
| 1867 | 523.69 million | +6.4% |
| 1868 | 540.25 million | +3.2% |
| 1869 | 563.10 million | +4.2% |
| 1870 | 513.63 million | -8.8% |
| 1871 | 531.04 million | +3.4% |
| 1872 | 697.82 million | +31.4% |
| 1873 | 1.04 billion | +49.5% |
| 1874 | 1.16 billion | +11.1% |
| 1875 | 1.09 billion | -6.1% |
| 1876 | 784.28 million | -28.0% |
| 1877 | 730.71 million | -6.8% |
| 1878 | 810.85 million | +11.0% |
| 1879 | 763.59 million | -5.8% |
| 1880 | 712.27 million | -6.7% |
| 1881 | 710.06 million | -0.3% |
| 1882 | 741.89 million | +4.5% |
| 1883 | 775.97 million | +4.6% |
| 1884 | 844.40 million | +8.8% |
| 1885 | 848.00 million | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 875.47 million | +3.2% |
| 1887 | 858.24 million | -2.0% |
| 1888 | 821.31 million | -4.3% |
| 1889 | 841.83 million | +2.5% |
| 1890 | 879.44 million | +4.5% |
| 1891 | 768.79 million | -12.6% |
| 1892 | 782.18 million | +1.7% |
| 1893 | 735.07 million | -6.0% |
| 1894 | 699.07 million | -4.9% |
| 1895 | 721.44 million | +3.2% |
| 1896 | 740.28 million | +2.6% |
| 1897 | 720.94 million | -2.6% |
| 1898 | 751.27 million | +4.2% |
| 1899 | 756.99 million | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 737.27 million | -2.6% |
| 1901 | 715.49 million | -3.0% |
| 1902 | 695.00 million | -2.9% |
| 1903 | 694.17 million | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 685.54 million | -1.2% |
| 1905 | 715.28 million | +4.3% |
| 1906 | 701.77 million | -1.9% |
| 1907 | 752.17 million | +7.2% |
| 1908 | 783.93 million | +4.2% |
| 1909 | 1.17 billion | +49.0% |
| 1910 | 1.09 billion | -6.3% |
| 1911 | 1.22 billion | +11.8% |
| 1912 | 1.34 billion | +9.3% |
| 1913 | 1.80 billion | +34.4% |
| 1914 | 1.95 billion | +8.5% |
| 1915 | 2.47 billion | +27.0% |
| 1916 | 2.54 billion | +2.6% |
| 1917 | 2.33 billion | -8.1% |
| 1918 | 2.29 billion | -2.0% |
| 1919 | 2.03 billion | -11.5% |
| 1920 | 1.71 billion | -15.6% |
| 1921 | 2.01 billion | +17.5% |
| 1922 | 2.01 billion | +0.3% |
| 1923 | 2.09 billion | +3.6% |
| 1924 | 1.91 billion | -8.5% |
| 1925 | 2.09 billion | +9.6% |
| 1926 | 2.08 billion | -0.6% |
| 1927 | 2.04 billion | -1.8% |
| 1928 | 2.06 billion | +0.8% |
| 1929 | 1.98 billion | -3.8% |
| 1930 | 1.64 billion | -17.4% |
| 1931 | 1.29 billion | -20.9% |
| 1932 | 1.08 billion | -16.6% |
| 1933 | 995.75 million | -7.8% |
| 1934 | 1.54 billion | +54.7% |
| 1935 | 1.56 billion | +1.1% |
| 1936 | 2.11 billion | +35.5% |
| 1937 | 1.21 billion | -42.7% |
| 1938 | 1.33 billion | +9.6% |
| 1939 | 1.38 billion | +3.8% |
| 1940 | 1.43 billion | +3.7% |
| 1941 | 1.47 billion | +3.3% |
| 1942 | 1.45 billion | -1.6% |
| 1943 | 1.37 billion | -5.6% |
| 1944 | 1.54 billion | +12.2% |
| 1945 | 1.81 billion | +18.1% |
| 1946 | 1.81 billion | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 1.86 billion | +2.4% |
| 1948 | 1.86 billion | +0.3% |
| 1949 | 1.96 billion | +5.5% |
| 1950 | 1.40 billion | -28.9% |
| 1951 | 1.17 billion | -16.4% |
| 1952 | 1.34 billion | +14.9% |
| 1953 | 1.37 billion | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 1.46 billion | +6.1% |
| 1955 | 1.47 billion | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 1.70 billion | +15.4% |
| 1957 | 1.83 billion | +7.9% |
| 1958 | 1.42 billion | -22.5% |
| 1959 | 1.25 billion | -12.3% |
| 1960 | 1.22 billion | -2.5% |
| 1961 | 1.29 billion | +6.2% |
| 1962 | 1.50 billion | +15.9% |
| 1963 | 1.57 billion | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 1.74 billion | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 2.04 billion | +17.3% |
| 1966 | 2.95 billion | +44.4% |
| 1967 | 3.84 billion | +30.4% |
| 1968 | 4.16 billion | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 4.35 billion | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 4.57 billion | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 5.89 billion | +28.9% |
| 1972 | 6.58 billion | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 7.03 billion | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 7.98 billion | +13.5% |
| 1975 | 8.36 billion | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 8.21 billion | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 8.07 billion | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 8.60 billion | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 10.80 billion | +25.6% |
| 1980 | 10.82 billion | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 10.51 billion | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 10.96 billion | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 10.97 billion | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 12.07 billion | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 12.12 billion | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 13.48 billion | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 14.73 billion | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 15.20 billion | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 15.47 billion | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 15.04 billion | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 14.49 billion | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 15.55 billion | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 14.57 billion | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 15.28 billion | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 15.37 billion | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 14.68 billion | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 14.17 billion | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 14.69 billion | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 14.25 billion | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 13.67 billion | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 13.53 billion | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 14.77 billion | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 15.77 billion | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 18.55 billion | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 18.52 billion | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 19.52 billion | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 22.36 billion | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 22.86 billion | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 21.69 billion | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 19.20 billion | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 18.20 billion | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 17.10 billion | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 16.05 billion | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 16.68 billion | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 14.83 billion | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 14.44 billion | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 16.66 billion | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 18.70 billion | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 19.67 billion | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 20.10 billion | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 22.46 billion | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 22.92 billion | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 26.09 billion | +13.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 26.09 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.50 billion, 4.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Spain's 26.09 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.44 billion, 10.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending gmsd in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1837 | +92.9% | 131.71 million | 254.07 million |
| 1821 | -60.3% | 394.26 million | 156.59 million |
| 1848 | +61.7% | 312.67 million | 505.63 million |
| 1934 | +54.7% | 995.75 million | 1.54 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 398.37 million | 369.94 million | 453.59 million | 4 |
| 1820s | 204.07 million | 156.59 million | 394.26 million | 10 |
| 1830s | 173.84 million | 107.69 million | 338.65 million | 10 |
| 1840s | 330.49 million | 257.38 million | 533.43 million | 10 |
| 1850s | 565.08 million | 528.03 million | 636.74 million | 10 |
| 1860s | 596.70 million | 492.00 million | 713.79 million | 10 |
| 1870s | 812.42 million | 513.63 million | 1.16 billion | 10 |
| 1880s | 802.94 million | 710.06 million | 875.47 million | 10 |
| 1890s | 755.55 million | 699.07 million | 879.44 million | 10 |
| 1900s | 764.87 million | 685.54 million | 1.17 billion | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.91 billion | 1.09 billion | 2.54 billion | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.00 billion | 1.71 billion | 2.09 billion | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.41 billion | 995.75 million | 2.11 billion | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.66 billion | 1.37 billion | 1.96 billion | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.44 billion | 1.17 billion | 1.83 billion | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.47 billion | 1.22 billion | 4.35 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.61 billion | 4.57 billion | 10.80 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.63 billion | 10.51 billion | 15.47 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.81 billion | 14.17 billion | 15.55 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.13 billion | 13.53 billion | 22.86 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.15 billion | 14.44 billion | 19.67 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.89 billion | 20.10 billion | 26.09 billion | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending gmsd in Spain?
- Military spending gmsd in Spain was 26.09 billion in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending gmsd recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 26.09 billion in 2023.
- What is the lowest military spending gmsd recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 107.69 million in 1832.
- How does Spain rank for military spending gmsd?
- Spain ranks 18th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending gmsd rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending gmsd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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