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 | Albania | 1.74% |
1 | Andorra | [a] |
49 | Armenia | 5.45% |
13 | Austria | 0.84% |
50 | Azerbaijan | 4.60% |
18 | Belarus | 1.80% |
16 | Belgium | 1.21% |
14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.81% |
27 | Bulgaria | 1.85% |
41 | Croatia | 1.78% |
38 | Cyprus | 1.82% |
22 | Czech Republic | 1.52% |
24 | Denmark | 1.95% |
41 | Estonia | 2.87% |
35 | Finland | 2.42% |
39 | France | 2.06% |
25 | Georgia | 1.68% |
23 | Germany | 1.52% |
47 | Greece | 3.23% |
28 | Hungary | 2.13% |
5 | Iceland (2021) | 0.1%[1][b] |
6 | Ireland | 0.22% |
34 | Italy | 1.61% |
10 | Kazakhstan | 0.48% |
15 | Kosovo | 1.25% |
40 | Latvia | 2.27% |
8 | Liechtenstein (assumed 2017) | 0.4%[6][c] |
46 | Lithuania | 2.72% |
11 | Luxembourg | 0.75% |
9 | Malta | 0.56% |
7 | Moldova | 0.55% |
1 | Monaco | [d] |
31 | Montenegro | 1.63% |
29 | Netherlands | 1.53% |
31 | North Macedonia | 1.70% |
33 | Norway | 1.61% |
45 | Poland | 3.83% |
21 | Portugal | 1.52% |
36 | Romania | 1.61% |
48 | Russia | 5.86% |
1 | San Marino | [e] |
44 | Serbia | 2.85% |
37 | Slovakia | 2.02% |
17 | Slovenia | 1.34% |
26 | Spain | 1.51% |
42 | Sweden | 1.47% |
12 | Switzerland | 0.70% |
19 | Turkey | 1.50% |
51 | Ukraine | 36.65% |
43 | United Kingdom | 2.26% |
1 | Vatican City | [e] |
By total capital expenditure
[edit]Rank | Country | US $m in 2023[10] |
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39 | Albania | 397,6 |
47 | Andorra | [a] |
30 | Armenia | 1329,5 |
20 | Austria | 4410,0 |
23 | Azerbaijan | 3561,7 |
29 | Belarus | 1403,1 |
15 | Belgium | 7629,4 |
41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 216,7 |
27 | Bulgaria | 1918,4 |
28 | Croatia | 1439,1 |
37 | Cyprus | 566,9 |
19 | Czech Republic | 5056,3 |
13 | Denmark | 8144,9 |
33 | Estonia | 1189,5 |
16 | Finland | 7348,0 |
5 | France | 61301,3 |
38 | Georgia | 504,6 |
3 | Germany | 66826,6 |
14 | Greece | 7729,8 |
21 | Hungary | 4355,5 |
46 | Iceland | 0.0[b] |
31 | Ireland | 1269,2 |
6 | Italy | 35528,9 |
32 | Kazakhstan | 1236,3 |
42 | Kosovo | 133,2 |
34 | Latvia | 1045,3 |
48 | Liechtenstein | [c] |
25 | Lithuania | 2160,8 |
36 | Luxembourg | 662,5 |
44 | Malta | 112,6 |
45 | Moldova | 93,4 |
49 | Monaco | [d] |
43 | Montenegro | 114,5 |
9 | Netherlands | 16624,8 |
40 | North Macedonia | 266,6 |
12 | Norway | 8668,6 |
7 | Poland | 31649,9 |
22 | Portugal | 4223,2 |
18 | Romania | 5610,7 |
1 | Russia | 109454,4 |
50 | San Marino | [e] |
26 | Serbia | 2135,8 |
24 | Slovakia | 2663,1 |
35 | Slovenia | 907,5 |
8 | Spain | 23699,1 |
11 | Sweden | 8754,9 |
17 | Switzerland | 6293,4 |
10 | Turkey | 15827,9 |
4 | Ukraine | 64753,2 |
2 | United Kingdom | 74942,8 |
51 | Vatican City | [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. 30 November 2023. 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