Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Kosovo
Kosovo: Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Kosovo, 2008–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure in Kosovo is 1.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 94.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Kosovo peaked at 1.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
That places Kosovo 98th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +2854.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +36.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +15.9% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 1.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 1.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 73% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Kosovo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +2854.1% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More public sector data for Kosovo
- Arms imports 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 103.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 24.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 165.56 million current USD (2024)
- Military expenditure 165.56 million current USD (2024)
- Military expenditure 153.05 million current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Kosovo?
- Military expenditure in Kosovo was 1.5% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Kosovo rank for military expenditure?
- Kosovo ranks 98th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product