Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) was 5.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2008–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) recorded 5.9% for military expenditure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 105.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at 5.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 68th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.1% | — |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +2568.5% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +34.8% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +36.9% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +14.6% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | +20.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 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 | +2568.5% | 0.1% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.9% | 5.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
More public sector data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Arms imports 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Military expenditure 234.50 million current USD (2025)
- Military expenditure 1.9% (2025)
- Military expenditure 207.88 million current LCU (2025)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score 60 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved 90.0% (2022)
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with 1,100 number of cases (2023)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score 45.91 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data 80 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score 70.2 scale 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Military expenditure in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 5.9% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for military expenditure?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 68th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 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