Ireland vs Luxembourg: Military spending as a share of GDP
Ireland
0.2%
in 2019
Luxembourg
0.4%
in 2019
Ireland rank
167th
Luxembourg rank
164th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.8 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 95 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 167th and Luxembourg ranks 164th of 172 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 8 and Luxembourg in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Ireland |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Ireland or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Ireland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 0.2%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 95 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2019.
- How do Ireland and Luxembourg rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 167th and Luxembourg ranks 164th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).