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
editThe 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 | 2.26% | |
| 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| Country | US $m in 2023[10] |
|---|---|
| 397,6 | |
| [a] | |
| 1329,5 | |
| 4410,0 | |
| 3561,7 | |
| 1403,1 | |
| 7629,4 | |
| 216,7 | |
| 1918,4 | |
| 1439,1 | |
| 566,9 | |
| 5056,3 | |
| 8144,9 | |
| 1189,5 | |
| 7348,0 | |
| 74301,3 | |
| 504,6 | |
| 66826,6 | |
| 7729,8 | |
| 4355,5 | |
| [b] | |
| 1269,2 | |
| 35528,9 | |
| 1236,3 | |
| 133,2 | |
| 1045,3 | |
| [c] | |
| 2160,8 | |
| 662,5 | |
| 112,6 | |
| 93,4 | |
| [d] | |
| 114,5 | |
| 16624,8 | |
| 266,6 | |
| 8668,6 | |
| 31649,9 | |
| 4223,2 | |
| 5610,7 | |
| 109454,4 | |
| [e] | |
| 2135,8 | |
| 2663,1 | |
| 907,5 | |
| 23699,1 | |
| 8754,9 | |
| 6293,4 | |
| 15827,9 | |
| 64753,2 | |
| 74942,8 | |
| [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