Netherlands vs Philippines: Military spending as a share of GDP
Netherlands
1.0%
in 2019
Philippines
1.0%
in 2019
Netherlands rank
112th
Philippines rank
111th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Netherlands
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 112th and Philippines ranks 111th of 172 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1.8% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Netherlands or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Netherlands as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Netherlands and Philippines?
- 0.0%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2019.
- How do Netherlands and Philippines rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 112th and Philippines ranks 111th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – 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).