List of countries in Europe by military expenditures
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This article lists military spending in European countries by varying methods including as a percentage of GDP per capita and as a total capital expenditure as listed by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute unless otherwise stated or cited.
The share of total expenditure, the average defence spending was 2.5 % in 2021 in the EU and 2.4% in the euro area. As a share of GDP the average was 1.3% in the EU and in the euro area.[1]
Total defence expenditure of the European Defence Agency (EDA) Member States was €214 billion in 2021, which was 1.5% of the 26 EDA Member States’ GDP, the same percentage as in 2020.[2]
By GDP per capita[edit]
The European Defence Agency member state average spend on defence as a percentage of GDP was 1.5% in 2022.[2]
Rank (lowest first) | Country | Percentage of GDP expenditure, 2023[3] |
---|---|---|
29 | ![]() |
1.74% |
1 | ![]() |
[a] |
49 | ![]() |
5.45% |
13 | ![]() |
0.84% |
50 | ![]() |
4.60% |
18 | ![]() |
1.80% |
16 | ![]() |
1.21% |
14 | ![]() |
0.81% |
27 | ![]() |
1.85% |
41 | ![]() |
1.78% |
38 | ![]() |
1.82% |
22 | ![]() |
1.52% |
24 | ![]() |
1.95% |
41 | ![]() |
2.87% |
35 | ![]() |
2.42% |
39 | ![]() |
2.06% |
25 | ![]() |
1.68% |
23 | ![]() |
1.52% |
47 | ![]() |
3.23% |
28 | ![]() |
2.13% |
5 | ![]() |
0.1%[1][b] |
6 | ![]() |
0.22% |
34 | ![]() |
1.61% |
10 | ![]() |
0.48% |
15 | ![]() |
1.25% |
40 | ![]() |
2.27% |
8 | ![]() |
0.4%[6][c] |
46 | ![]() |
2.72% |
11 | ![]() |
0.75% |
9 | ![]() |
0.56% |
7 | ![]() |
0.55% |
1 | ![]() |
[d] |
31 | ![]() |
1.63% |
29 | ![]() |
1.53% |
31 | ![]() |
1.70% |
33 | ![]() |
1.61% |
45 | ![]() |
3.83% |
21 | ![]() |
1.52% |
36 | ![]() |
1.61% |
48 | ![]() |
5.86% |
1 | ![]() |
[e] |
44 | ![]() |
2.85% |
37 | ![]() |
2.02% |
17 | ![]() |
1.34% |
26 | ![]() |
1.51% |
42 | ![]() |
1.47% |
12 | ![]() |
0.70% |
19 | ![]() |
1.50% |
51 | ![]() |
36.65% |
43 | ![]() |
2.26% |
1 | ![]() |
[e] |
By total capital expenditure[edit]
Rank | Country | US $m in 2023[10] |
---|---|---|
39 | ![]() |
397,6 |
47 | ![]() |
[a] |
30 | ![]() |
1329,5 |
20 | ![]() |
4410,0 |
23 | ![]() |
3561,7 |
29 | ![]() |
1403,1 |
15 | ![]() |
7629,4 |
41 | ![]() |
216,7 |
27 | ![]() |
1918,4 |
28 | ![]() |
1439,1 |
37 | ![]() |
566,9 |
19 | ![]() |
5056,3 |
13 | ![]() |
8144,9 |
33 | ![]() |
1189,5 |
16 | ![]() |
7348,0 |
5 | ![]() |
61301,3 |
38 | ![]() |
504,6 |
3 | ![]() |
66826,6 |
14 | ![]() |
7729,8 |
21 | ![]() |
4355,5 |
46 | ![]() |
0.0[b] |
31 | ![]() |
1269,2 |
6 | ![]() |
35528,9 |
32 | ![]() |
1236,3 |
42 | ![]() |
133,2 |
34 | ![]() |
1045,3 |
48 | ![]() |
[c] |
25 | ![]() |
2160,8 |
36 | ![]() |
662,5 |
44 | ![]() |
112,6 |
45 | ![]() |
93,4 |
49 | ![]() |
[d] |
43 | ![]() |
114,5 |
9 | ![]() |
16624,8 |
40 | ![]() |
266,6 |
12 | ![]() |
8668,6 |
7 | ![]() |
31649,9 |
22 | ![]() |
4223,2 |
18 | ![]() |
5610,7 |
1 | ![]() |
109454,4 |
50 | ![]() |
[e] |
26 | ![]() |
2135,8 |
24 | ![]() |
2663,1 |
35 | ![]() |
907,5 |
8 | ![]() |
23699,1 |
11 | ![]() |
8754,9 |
17 | ![]() |
6293,4 |
10 | ![]() |
15827,9 |
4 | ![]() |
64753,2 |
2 | ![]() |
74942,8 |
51 | ![]() |
[e] |
See also[edit]
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe by GDP (PPP)
- List of European countries by fiscal balance
- List of metropolitan areas in the European Union by GDP
- List of European countries by budget revenues
- List of European countries by budget revenues per capita
- Economy of Europe
- World economy
- European Union
- OSCE countries statistics
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Government expenditure on defence". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ a b "EDA Defence Data". eda.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "SIPRI Military Expenditure Database | SIPRI". www.sipri.org. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Andorra", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-10-19, retrieved 2023-10-27
- ^ "Iceland", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-11-06, retrieved 2023-11-12
- ^ O’Riordan, Sean (2018-06-08). "Ireland's defence spending is lowest in Europe at 0.3% of GDP". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ "Monaco (08/05)". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ "San Marino", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-10-19, retrieved 2023-10-27
- ^ "Holy See (Vatican City)", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-11-01, retrieved 2023-11-12
- ^ "SIPRI Military Expenditure Database". sipri.org. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ "Liechtenstein", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-10-19, retrieved 2023-10-27