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.

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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

The Flag of Europe.svg European Defence Agency member state average spend on defence as a percentage of GDP was 1.5% in 2022. [2]

Rank (lowest first)CountryPercentage of GDP expenditure, 2023 [3]
29 Flag of Albania.svg Albania 1.74%
1 Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra [a]
49 Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 5.45%
13 Flag of Austria.svg Austria 0.84%
50 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 4.60%
18 Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 1.80%
16 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 1.21%
14 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.81%
27 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 1.85%
41 Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 1.78%
38 Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 1.82%
22 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 1.52%
24 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 1.95%
41 Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 2.87%
35 Flag of Finland.svg Finland 2.42%
39 Flag of France.svg France 2.06%
25 Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 1.68%
23 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1.52%
47 Flag of Greece.svg Greece 3.23%
28 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 2.13%
5 Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland (2021)0.1% [1] [b]
6 Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 0.22%
34 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1.61%
10 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 0.48%
15 Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo 1.25%
40 Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 2.27%
8 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein (assumed 2017)0.4% [6] [c]
46 Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 2.72%
11 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 0.75%
9 Flag of Malta.svg Malta 0.56%
7 Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 0.55%
1 Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco [d]
31 Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 1.63%
29 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 1.53%
31 Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia 1.70%
33 Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1.61%
45 Flag of Poland.svg Poland 3.83%
21 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 1.52%
36 Flag of Romania.svg Romania 1.61%
48 Flag of Russia.svg Russia 5.86%
1 Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino [e]
44 Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 2.85%
37 Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 2.02%
17 Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 1.34%
26 Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1.51%
42 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1.47%
12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 0.70%
19 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 1.50%
51 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 36.65%
43 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2.26%
1 Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg Vatican City [e]

By total capital expenditure

CountryUS $m in 2023 [10]
Flag of Albania.svg Albania 397,6
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra [a]
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 1329,5
Flag of Austria.svg Austria 4410,0
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 3561,7
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 1403,1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 7629,4
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 216,7
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 1918,4
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 1439,1
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 566,9
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 5056,3
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 8144,9
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 1189,5
Flag of Finland.svg Finland 7348,0
Flag of France.svg France 61301,3
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 504,6
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 66826,6
Flag of Greece.svg Greece 7729,8
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 4355,5
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland [b]
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 1269,2
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 35528,9
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 1236,3
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo 133,2
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 1045,3
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein [c]
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 2160,8
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 662,5
Flag of Malta.svg Malta 112,6
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 93,4
Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco [d]
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 114,5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 16624,8
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia 266,6
Flag of Norway.svg Norway 8668,6
Flag of Poland.svg Poland 31649,9
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 4223,2
Flag of Romania.svg Romania 5610,7
Flag of Russia.svg Russia 109454,4
Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino [e]
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 2135,8
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 2663,1
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 907,5
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 23699,1
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 8754,9
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 6293,4
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 15827,9
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 64753,2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 74942,8
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg Vatican City [e]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Defence is the responsibility of France and Spain. [4]
  2. 1 2 Defence is the responsibility of NATO. [5]
  3. 1 2 No regular military forces. [11]
  4. 1 2 Defence is the responsibility of France. [7]
  5. 1 2 3 4 Defence is the responsibility of Italy. [8] [9]