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Military expenditures

Netherlands — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 2.9% of GDP, or $6.0 billion (1989 est.)
1991 $6.8 billion, 2.7% of GDP (1990)
1992 exchange rate conversion - $7.2 billion, 2.9% of GDP (1991)
1993 exchange rate conversion - $7.8 billion, 3% of GDP (1992)
1994 exchange rate conversion - $6.8 billion, 2.3% of GDP (1993)
1995 exchange rate conversion - $7.1 billion, 2.2% of GDP (1994) NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (part of the Dutch realm)
1996 exchange rate conversion - $8.2 billion, 2.1% of GDP (1995)
1997 2.1% (1995)
1998 2.1% (1995)
1999 2.1% (1995)
2000 NA%
2001 1.5% (FY00/01 est.)
2002 1.5% (FY00/01 est.)
2003 1.5% (FY00/01 est.)
2004 1.6% (2003)
2005 1.6% (2004)
2006 1.6% (2004)
2007 1.6% (2005 est.)
2008 1.6% of GDP (2005 est.)
2009 1.6% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 101
2010 1.6% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 94
2011 1.6% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 91
2012 1.6% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 90
2013 1.6% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 92
2014 1.27% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 82 1.35% of GDP (2011) 1.27% of GDP (2010)
2015 1.2% of GDP (2013) | 1.27% of GDP (2012) | 1.35% of GDP (2011) | 1.27% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 79
2016 1.15% of GDP (2014) | 1.16% of GDP (2013) | 1.23% of GDP (2012) | 1.26% of GDP (2011) | 1.34% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 79
2017 1.17% of GDP (2017) | 1.17% of GDP (2016) | 1.16% of GDP (2015) | 1.15% of GDP (2014) | 1.16% of GDP (2013) | country comparison to the world: 79
2018 1.35% of GDP (2018) | 1.16% of GDP (2017) | 1.15% of GDP (2016) | 1.2% of GDP (2015) | 1.15% of GDP (2014)
2019 1.36% of GDP (2019 est.) | 1.21% of GDP (2018) | 1.15% of GDP (2017) | 1.16% of GDP (2016) | 1.13% of GDP (2015)
2020 1.36% of GDP (2019 est.) | 1.21% of GDP (2018) | 1.15% of GDP (2017) | 1.16% of GDP (2016) | 1.13% of GDP (2015)
2021 1.49% of GDP (2020 est.) 1.35% of GDP (2019) 1.22% of GDP (2018) 1.15% of GDP (2017) 1.16% of GDP (2016)
2022 1.7% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.5% of GDP (2021) 1.4% of GDP (2020) 1.3% of GDP (2019) (approximately $13.6 billion) 1.2% of GDP (2018) (approximately $12.3 billion)
2023 1.7% of GDP (2023 est.) 1.6% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.4% of GDP (2021) 1.4% of GDP (2020) 1.3% of GDP (2019)
2024 2.1% of GDP (2024 est.) 1.6% of GDP (2023) 1.5% of GDP (2022) 1.4% of GDP (2021) 1.4% of GDP (2020)
2025 2.5% of GDP (2025 est.) 2% of GDP (2024 est.) 1.6% of GDP (2023 est.) 1.4% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.3% of GDP (2021 est.)