Finland vs Korea: Military spending as a share of GDP
Finland
2.6%
in 2025
Korea
2.6%
in 2025
Finland rank
46th
Korea rank
45th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Finland
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.6% against 2.6% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 68 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 46th and Korea ranks 45th of 166 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 7.5% | 5.7% | Korea |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 5.3% | 3.5% | Korea |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 5.1% | 3.7% | Korea |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 5.3% | 3.7% | Korea |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 3.2% | 1.6% | Korea |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 2.3% | 0.9% | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Korea |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Finland or Korea?
- Korea, at 2.6% against 2.6% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Finland and Korea?
- 0.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Korea?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Korea rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Finland ranks 46th and Korea ranks 45th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) 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
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.