Military spending, per unit of GDP in Spain
Spain: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 35.4%
World rank
63rd
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.3403 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1960
All-time low
0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2014
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Spain, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.0198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP for military spending, per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.4% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Spain peaked at 0.3403 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
Spain ranks 63rd of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Spain, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3403 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.2993 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3133 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2497 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 1964 | 0.255 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2206 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2286 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.195 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2597 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2676 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2443 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2065 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 0.194 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1437 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1286 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0994 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1141 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1037 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.089 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0713 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0795 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0852 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1094 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1114 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1078 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0725 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0605 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0518 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0468 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0367 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0328 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0292 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0342 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0342 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0298 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0276 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0297 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0297 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0319 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.035 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0329 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.027 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0214 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 2004 | 0.019 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0178 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0168 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0149 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0134 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0141 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0148 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0131 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0148 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0127 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0152 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0137 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0142 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0136 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0153 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0157 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0158 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0146 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0197 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.019 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2629 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.195 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3403 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1395 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0713 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2443 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0793 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0468 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1114 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0316 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0276 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0367 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0212 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0134 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.035 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0139 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0159 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 60 Romania 0.0205 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Netherlands 0.0203 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 Mozambique 0.02 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Australia 0.0196 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Belarus 0.0196 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Uganda 0.0193 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Spain?
- Military spending, per unit of gdp in Spain was 0.0198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3403 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.
- What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Spain rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
- Spain ranks 63rd out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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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.