List of countries in Europe by military expenditures
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 2.7 % in 2023 in the EU and 2.5% in the euro area. As a share of GDP the average was 1.3% in the EU and 1.2% in the euro area.[1]
Total defence expenditure of the European Defence Agency (EDA) Member States was €279 billion in 2023, which was 1.6% of the 27 EDA Member States’ GDP.[2]
As a percentage of GDP
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European Defence Agency member state average spend on defence as a percentage of GDP was 1.9% in 2024.[3]
| NATO member |
| Country | Percentage of GDP expenditure, 2025[4] |
|---|---|
 Albania |
2.03 |
 Andorra |
[a] |
 Armenia |
6.09 |
 Austria |
1.10 |
 Azerbaijan |
6.47 |
 Belarus |
2.40 |
 Belgium |
2.01 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0.73 |
 Bulgaria |
2.01 |
 Croatia |
2.02 |
 Cyprus |
1.61 |
 Czech Republic |
1.84 |
 Denmark |
3.25 |
 Estonia |
3.37 |
 Finland |
2.57 |
 France |
2.03 |
 Georgia |
1.75 |
 Germany |
2.27 |
 Greece |
2.99 |
 Hungary |
2.04 |
 Iceland |
[b] |
 Ireland |
0.22 |
 Italy |
1.89 |
 Kazakhstan |
0.43 |
 Kosovo |
1.85 |
 Latvia |
3.61 |
 Liechtenstein |
0.4[7][c] |
 Lithuania |
3.08 |
 Luxembourg |
0.85 |
 Malta |
0.45 |
 Moldova |
0.56 |
 Monaco |
[d] |
 Montenegro |
1.89 |
 Netherlands |
2.19 |
 North Macedonia |
1.97 |
 Norway |
3.28 |
 Poland |
4.50 |
 Portugal |
1.71 |
 Romania |
2.28 |
 Russia |
7.50 |
 San Marino |
[e] |
 Serbia |
2.76 |
 Slovakia |
2.03 |
 Slovenia |
1.54 |
 Spain |
2.13 |
 Sweden |
2.47 |
 Switzerland |
0.76 |
 Ukraine |
39.56 |
 United Kingdom |
2.35 |
 Vatican City |
[e] |
By total capital expenditure
[edit]| NATO member |
| Country | US $m in 2025[4] |
|---|---|
| Albania |
623.6 |
| Andorra |
[a] |
| Armenia |
1,725.2 |
| Austria |
6,353.4 |
| Azerbaijan |
4,939.0 |
| Belarus |
1,938.6 |
| Belgium |
14,532.0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
231.4 |
| Bulgaria |
2,589.2 |
| Croatia |
2,101.6 |
| Cyprus |
663.3 |
| Czech Republic |
7,051.5 |
| Denmark |
14,948.8 |
| Estonia |
1,575.9 |
| Finland |
8,081.6 |
| France |
68,007.6 |
| Georgia |
657.9 |
| Germany |
113,585.9 |
| Greece |
8,388.4 |
| Hungary |
5,002.0 |
| Iceland |
[b] |
| Ireland |
1,551.1 |
| Italy |
48,281.3 |
| Kazakhstan |
1,308.6 |
| Kosovo |
234.5 |
| Latvia |
1,731.6 |
| Liechtenstein |
[c] |
| Lithuania |
2,952.2 |
| Luxembourg |
855.4 |
| Malta |
124.7 |
| Moldova |
113.3 |
| Monaco |
[d] |
| Montenegro |
176.5 |
| Netherlands |
28,944.3 |
| North Macedonia |
374.8 |
| Norway |
17,033.6 |
| Poland |
46,760.1 |
| Portugal |
5,861.3 |
| Romania |
9,725.4 |
| Russia |
190,416.6 |
| San Marino |
[e] |
| Serbia |
2,781.3 |
| Slovakia |
3,118.3 |
| Slovenia |
1,221.7 |
| Spain |
40,211.8 |
| Sweden |
16,473.5 |
| Switzerland |
7,591.4 |
| Ukraine |
84,109.0 |
| United Kingdom |
88,977.5 |
| 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]- ↑ "Government expenditure on defence". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- ↑ "Defence Data Portal". Default. 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ↑ "Defence Data Portal". Default. 2025-09-01. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
- 1 2 "SIPRI Military Expenditure Database | SIPRI". www.sipri.org. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
- ↑ "Andorra", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-10-19, archived from the original on October 19, 2023, retrieved 2023-10-27
- ↑ "Iceland", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-11-06, archived from the original on November 9, 2023, 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, archived from the original on October 18, 2023, retrieved 2023-10-27
- ↑ "Holy See (Vatican City)", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-11-01, archived from the original on November 2, 2023, retrieved 2023-11-12
- ↑ "Liechtenstein", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-10-19, archived from the original on October 18, 2023, retrieved 2023-10-27