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Belgium vs Ireland: Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Belgium's Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 1.28, compared to Ireland's 0.24. That makes Belgium's value 434.1% higher than Ireland's.

Belgium

Rank #93 of 147 globally

Belgium trend
Latest (2024)
1.28
Year-over-year
+7.8%
10-year change
+32.2%
Peak
1.28 (2024)
Trough
0.89 (2017)

Ireland

Rank #145 of 147 globally

Ireland trend
Latest (2024)
0.24
Year-over-year
+3.8%
10-year change
-46.6%
Peak
0.60 (2009)
Trough
0.21 (2022)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.