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 1.9% in 2024. +KeyNATO member Country Percentage of GDP expenditure, 2025 Albania2.03 Andorra Armenia6.09 Austria1.10 Azerbaijan6.47 Belarus2.40 Belgium2.01 Bosnia and Herzegovina0.73 Bulgaria2.01 Croatia2.02 Cyprus1.61 Czech Republic1.84 Denmark3.25 Estonia3.37 Finland2.57 France2.03 Georgia1.75 Germany2.27 Greece2.99 Hungary2.04 Iceland Ireland0.22 Italy1.89 Kazakhstan0.43 Kosovo1.85 Latvia3.61 Liechtenstein0.4 Lithuania3.08 Luxembourg0.85 Malta0.45 Moldova0.56 Monaco Montenegro1.89 Netherlands2.19 North Macedonia1.97 Norway3.28 Poland4.50 Portugal1.71 Romania2.28 Russia7.50 San Marino Serbia2.76 Slovakia2.03 Slovenia1.54 Spain2.13 Sweden2.47 Switzerland0.76 Ukraine39.56 United Kingdom2.35 Vatican City
By total capital expenditure +KeyNATO member Country US $m in 2025 Albania623.6 Andorra Armenia1,725.2 Austria6,353.4 Azerbaijan4,939.0 Belarus1,938.6 Belgium14,532.0 Bosnia and Herzegovina231.4 Bulgaria2,589.2 Croatia2,101.6 Cyprus663.3 Czech Republic7,051.5 Denmark14,948.8 Estonia1,575.9 Finland8,081.6 France68,007.6 Georgia657.9 Germany113,585.9 Greece8,388.4 Hungary5,002.0 Iceland Ireland1,551.1 Italy48,281.3 Kazakhstan1,308.6 Kosovo234.5 Latvia1,731.6 Liechtenstein Lithuania2,952.2 Luxembourg855.4 Malta124.7 Moldova113.3 Monaco Montenegro176.5 Netherlands28,944.3 North Macedonia374.8 Norway17,033.6 Poland46,760.1 Portugal5,861.3 Romania9,725.4 Russia190,416.6 San Marino Serbia2,781.3 Slovakia3,118.3 Slovenia1,221.7 Spain40,211.8 Sweden16,473.5 Switzerland7,591.4 Ukraine84,109.0 United Kingdom88,977.5 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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