Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Poland
Poland: Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) was 9.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Poland, 1995–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Poland recorded 9.0% for military expenditure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 75.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Poland peaked at 9.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1996.
Poland ranks 40th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.1% | — |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +36.3% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | +18.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 9.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.8%, 1.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Poland's 9.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.8%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +36.3% | 5.1% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 4.7% | 9.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More public sector data for Poland
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 2.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 39.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 8.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Poland?
- Military expenditure in Poland was 9.0% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1996.
- How does Poland rank for military expenditure?
- Poland ranks 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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