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.
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.
As a percentage of GDP
The European Defence Agency member state average spend on defence as a percentage of GDP was 1.6% in 2023.
| NATO member |
| Country | Percentage of GDP expenditure, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Albania | 2.04% |
| Andorra | |
| Armenia | 5.48% |
| Austria | 1.00% |
| Azerbaijan | 4.99% |
| Belarus | 2.07% |
| Belgium | 1.28% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.75% |
| Bulgaria | 2.15% |
| Croatia | 1.79% |
| Cyprus | 1.65% |
| Czech Republic | 1.92% |
| Denmark | 2.42% |
| Estonia | 3.37% |
| Finland | 2.30% |
| France | 2.05% |
| Georgia | 1.86% |
| Germany | 1.89% |
| Greece | 3.13% |
| Hungary | 2.16% |
| Iceland | |
| Ireland | 0.24% |
| Italy | 1.61% |
| Kazakhstan | 2.43% |
| Kosovo | 1.48% |
| Latvia | 3.26% |
| Liechtenstein | 0.4% |
| Lithuania | 3.12% |
| Luxembourg | 0.96% |
| Malta | 0.45% |
| Moldova | 0.60% |
| Monaco | |
| Montenegro | 1.83% |
| Netherlands | 1.92% |
| North Macedonia | 2.10% |
| Norway | 2.09% |
| Poland | 4.15% |
| Portugal | 1.53% |
| Romania | 2.30% |
| Russia | 7.05% |
| San Marino | |
| Serbia | 2.60% |
| Slovakia | 2.01% |
| Slovenia | 1.31% |
| Spain | 1.51% |
| Sweden | 1.43% |
| Switzerland | 0.72% |
| Turkey | 1.92% |
| Ukraine | 34.48% |
| United Kingdom | 2.28% |
| Vatican City |
By total capital expenditure
| NATO member |
| Country | US $m in 2024 |
|---|---|
| Albania | 535.5 |
| Andorra | |
| Armenia | 1,418.0 |
| Austria | 5,258.7 |
| Azerbaijan | 3,777.1 |
| Belarus | 1,491.4 |
| Belgium | 8,561.5 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 216.0 |
| Bulgaria | 2,329.8 |
| Croatia | 1,629.1 |
| Cyprus | 598.2 |
| Czech Republic | 6,524.9 |
| Denmark | 9,958.9 |
| Estonia | 1,441.9 |
| Finland | 6,987.8 |
| France | 64,675.0 |
| Georgia | 615.9 |
| Germany | 88,458.5 |
| Greece | 8,022.0 |
| Hungary | 4,734.7 |
| Iceland | |
| Ireland | 1,330.5 |
| Italy | 37,964.6 |
| Kazakhstan | 1,209.0 |
| Kosovo | 165.6 |
| Latvia | 1,425.7 |
| Liechtenstein | |
| Lithuania | 2,627.5 |
| Luxembourg | 871.6 |
| Malta | 109.3 |
| Moldova | 110.7 |
| Monaco | |
| Montenegro | 150.0 |
| Netherlands | 23,179.2 |
| North Macedonia | 353.7 |
| Norway | 10,435.3 |
| Poland | 38,000.7 |
| Portugal | 4,641.6 |
| Romania | 8,715.7 |
| Russia | 148,967.3 |
| San Marino | |
| Serbia | 2,322.8 |
| Slovakia | 2,849.2 |
| Slovenia | 951.9 |
| Spain | 24,615.4 |
| Sweden | 12,040.3 |
| Switzerland | 6,722.3 |
| Turkey | 24,978.7 |
| Ukraine | 64,705.0 |
| United Kingdom | 81,763.2 |
| Vatican City |
See also
- 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
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