Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) was 16.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 16.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 16.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2008.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 4th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | +17.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | +50.0% | 7.6% | 11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.3% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 7.6% | 16.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Arms imports 7.31 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 657.44 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0492 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 25.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 302.41 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Military expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 16.0% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2008.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for military expenditure?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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