Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) was 18.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2000–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 18.6% for military expenditure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.5% on the previous year and up 217.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 18.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2013.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 3rd out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +128.7% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | +35.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +128.7% | 6.2% | 14.2% |
| 2025 | +35.5% | 13.7% | 18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 6.2% | 18.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 3.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 410.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0419 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 102.77 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Military expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 18.6% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2013.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for military expenditure?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure