Military expenditure in local currency rose 12.8% to EUR 14.3 bil in Spain in 2017, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Spain reached an all time high of EUR 15.2 bil in 2008 and an all time low of EUR 0.084 bil in 1960. When compared to Spain's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in France amounted to EUR 43.8 bil, EUR 23.6 bil in Italy, MAD 33.8 bil in Morocco and EUR 3.28 bil in Portugal in 2017.
Spain has been ranked 85th within the group of 151 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 13 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Algeria | DZD bil | 1,118 | 1,118 | 1,118 | 1,230 | 1,230 | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | EUR bil | 2.61 | 2.80 | 2.87 | 2.98 | 3.37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | EUR bil | 3.85 | 3.93 | 4.10 | 4.25 | 4.67 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | EUR bil | 42.8 | 43.8 | 43.6 | 44.8 | 46.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | EUR bil | 36.1 | 37.7 | 39.4 | 43.8 | 46.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | EUR bil | 0.906 | 0.914 | 0.938 | 0.994 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | EUR bil | 22.6 | 23.6 | 24.1 | 23.6 | 28.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | MRO bil | ... | ... | ... | 4.84 | 5.16 | 5.68 | 5.91 | 7.47 | |||||||||||||
| Morocco | MAD bil | 32.6 | 33.8 | 34.7 | 35.5 | 45.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | EUR bil | 2.87 | 2.42 | 2.75 | 2.95 | 2.87 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | EUR bil | 0.406 | 0.422 | 0.449 | 0.512 | 0.498 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | EUR bil | 12.7 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | CHF bil | 4.51 | 4.56 | 4.63 | 4.99 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | THD bil | 2.12 | 2.07 | 2.23 | 2.93 | 3.24 |
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