What is the difference in military expenditure between Croatia and Latvia?

188.00 million current LCU, with Croatia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Latvia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Croatia vs Latvia: Military expenditure

Croatia

1.51 billion current LCU

in 2024

Latvia

1.32 billion current LCU

in 2024

Croatia rank

138th

Latvia rank

141st

Military expenditure over time

Croatia
Latvia

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 1.51 billion current LCU against 1.32 billion current LCU in Latvia, a difference of 188.00 million current LCU.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 138th and Latvia ranks 141st of 167 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.19 billion current LCU	31.50 million current LCU	1.16 billion current LCU	Croatia
2000s	703.17 million current LCU	212.17 million current LCU	491.00 million current LCU	Croatia
2010s	786.17 million current LCU	331.50 million current LCU	454.67 million current LCU	Croatia
2020s	1.21 billion current LCU	927.90 million current LCU	285.75 million current LCU	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Croatia or Latvia?: Croatia, at 1.51 billion current LCU against 1.32 billion current LCU in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Croatia and Latvia?: 188.00 million current LCU, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Latvia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Latvia rank globally for military expenditure?: Croatia ranks 138th and Latvia ranks 141st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)