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 Union European Defence Agency member state average spend on defence as a percentage of GDP was 1.5% in 2021.[2]

Rank (lowest first) Country Percentage of GDP expenditure, 2022[3]
29 Albania Albania 1.58%
1 Andorra Andorra [a]
49 Armenia Armenia 4.32%
13 Austria Austria 0.77%
50 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 4.55%
18 Belarus Belarus 1.20%
16 Belgium Belgium 1.18%
14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.81%
27 Bulgaria Bulgaria 1.51%
42 Croatia Croatia 2.17%
38 Cyprus Cyprus 1.81%
22 Czech Republic Czech Republic 1.36%
24 Denmark Denmark 1.42%
41 Estonia Estonia 2.09%
35 Finland Finland 1.72%
39 France France 1.94%
25 Georgia (country) Georgia 1.43%
23 Germany Germany 1.39%
47 Greece Greece 3.69%
28 Hungary Hungary 1.53%
5 Iceland Iceland (2021) 0.1%[1][b]
6 Republic of Ireland Ireland 0.23%
34 Italy Italy 1.68%
10 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 0.51%
15 Kosovo Kosovo 1.13%
40 Latvia Latvia 2.05%
8 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (assumed 2017) 0.4%[6][c]
46 Lithuania Lithuania 2.52%
11 Luxembourg Luxembourg 0.70%
9 Malta Malta 0.50%
7 Moldova Moldova 0.32%
1 Monaco Monaco [d]
31 Montenegro Montenegro 1.61%
29 Netherlands Netherlands 1.58%
31 North Macedonia North Macedonia 1.61%
33 Norway Norway 1.64%
45 Poland Poland 2.39%
21 Portugal Portugal 1.35%
36 Romania Romania 1.73%
48 Russia Russia 4.06%
1 San Marino San Marino [e]
44 Serbia Serbia 2.28%
37 Slovakia Slovakia 1.76%
17 Slovenia Slovenia 1.19%
26 Spain Spain 1.47%
20 Sweden Sweden 1.31%
12 Switzerland Switzerland 0.76%
19 Turkey Turkey 1.23%
51 Ukraine Ukraine 33.55%
43 United Kingdom United Kingdom 2.23%
1 Vatican City Vatican City [e]

By total capital expenditure[edit]

Rank (lowest first) Country US $m (2021 value) in 2022[3]
14 Albania Albania 296.6
1 Andorra Andorra [a]
17 Armenia Armenia 634.3
33 Austria Austria 3783.9
29 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 2664.8
20 Belarus Belarus 792.2
38 Belgium Belgium 7045.0
11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 187.7
24 Bulgaria Bulgaria 1336.5
25 Croatia Croatia 1341.2
15 Cyprus Cyprus 514.6
32 Czech Republic Czech Republic 3707.1
36 Denmark Denmark 5737.7
18 Estonia Estonia 753.5
34 Finland Finland 5089.5
48 France France 56999.7
13 Georgia (country) Georgia 292.7
49 Germany Germany 57807.7
39 Greece Greece 8347.5
30 Hungary Hungary 2774.0
1 Iceland Iceland 0.0[b]
23 Republic of Ireland Ireland 1207.7
46 Italy Italy 34627.5
22 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 1079.47
10 Kosovo Kosovo 108.0
21 Latvia Latvia 819.5
1 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein [c]
27 Lithuania Lithuania 1656.1
16 Luxembourg Luxembourg 585.7
8 Malta Malta 92.4
7 Moldova Moldova 40.1
1 Monaco Monaco [d]
9 Montenegro Montenegro 97.7
43 Netherlands Netherlands 15670.8
12 North Macedonia North Macedonia 230.9
41 Norway Norway 8960.3
44 Poland Poland 16818.9
31 Portugal Portugal 3647.6
35 Romania Romania 5161.1
51 Russia Russia 71981.1
1 San Marino San Marino [e]
26 Serbia Serbia 1443.5
28 Slovakia Slovakia 2003.0
19 Slovenia Slovenia 758.9
45 Spain Spain 20979.2
40 Sweden Sweden 8491.5
37 Switzerland Switzerland 6241.2
42 Turkey Turkey 11515.6
47 Ukraine Ukraine 43983.2
50 United Kingdom United Kingdom 69998.7
1 Vatican City Vatican City [e]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Government expenditure on defence". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  2. ^ a b "European defence spending surpasses €200 billion for first time". eda.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  3. ^ a b "SIPRI Military Expenditure Database | SIPRI". www.sipri.org. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  4. ^ "Andorra", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-10-19, retrieved 2023-10-27
  5. ^ "Iceland", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-11-06, retrieved 2023-11-12
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Monaco (08/05)". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  8. ^ "San Marino", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-10-19, retrieved 2023-10-27
  9. ^ "Holy See (Vatican City)", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-11-01, retrieved 2023-11-12
  10. ^ "Liechtenstein", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-10-19, retrieved 2023-10-27

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Defence is the responsibility of France and Spain.[4]
  2. ^ a b Defence is the responsibility of NATO.[5]
  3. ^ a b No regular military forces.[10]
  4. ^ a b Defence is the responsibility of France.[7]
  5. ^ a b c d Defence is the responsibility of Italy.[8][9]
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