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Germany vs United Kingdom: Military expenditure (% of GDP)

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

In , Germany's Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 1.89, compared to United Kingdom's 2.28. That makes Germany's value 17.0% lower than United Kingdom's.

Germany

Rank #64 of 147 globally

Germany trend
Latest (2024)
1.89
Year-over-year
+27.1%
10-year change
+67.8%
Peak
1.89 (2024)
Trough
1.12 (2015)

United Kingdom

Rank #42 of 147 globally

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2024)
2.28
Year-over-year
+2.2%
10-year change
+4.3%
Peak
2.65 (2009)
Trough
1.94 (2018)

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