This article lists military spending in European countries by varying methods including as a percentage of GDP per capita and as a total capital expenditure as listed by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute unless otherwise stated or cited.

The share of total expenditure, the average defence spending was 2.5 % in 2021 in the EU and 2.4% in the euro area. As a share of GDP the average was 1.3% in the EU and in the euro area.^[1]

Total defence expenditure of the European Defence Agency (EDA) Member States was €214 billion in 2021, which was 1.5% of the 26 EDA Member States’ GDP, the same percentage as in 2020.^[2]

By GDP per capita

The European Defence Agency member state average spend on defence as a percentage of GDP was 1.5% in 2021.^[2]

Rank (lowest first)	Country	Percentage of GDP expenditure, 2022[3]
28	Albania	1.58%
1	Andorra	***
14	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.81%
26	Bulgaria	1.51%
41	Croatia	2.17%
21	Czechia	1.36%
40	Estonia	2.09%
27	Hungary	1.53%
10	Kazakhstan	0.51%
15	Kosovo	1.13%
39	Latvia	2.05%
45	Lithuania	2.52%
30	North Macedonia	1.61%
30	Montenegro	1.61%
44	Poland	2.39%
35	Romania	1.73%
43	Serbia	2.28%
36	Slovakia	1.76%
17	Slovenia	1.19%
48	Armenia	4.32%
49	Azerbaijan	4.55%
18	Belarus	1.20%
24	Georgia	1.43%
7	Moldova	0.32%
47	Russia	4.06%
50	Ukraine	33.55%
13	Austria	0.77%
16	Belgium	1.18%
37	Cyprus	1.81%
23	Denmark	1.42%
34	Finland	1.72%
38	France	1.94%
22	Germany	1.39%
46	Greece	3.69%
5	Iceland (2021)	0.1%[1]*****
6	Ireland	0.23%
33	Italy	1.68%
8	Liechtenstein (assumed 2017)	0.4%[4]*
11	Luxembourg	0.70%
9	Malta	0.50%
1	Monaco	**
28	Netherlands	1.58%
32	Norway	1.64%
20	Portugal	1.35%
1	San Marino	****
25	Spain	1.47%
19	Sweden	1.31%
12	Switzerland	0.76%
42	United Kingdom	2.23%
1	Vatican City	****

*no regular military forces^[5]

**defence is the responsibility of France^[6]

***defence is the responsibility of France and Spain^[7]

****defence is the responsibility of Italy^[8][9]

*****defence is the responsibility of NATO^[10]

By total capital expenditure

Country	US $m (2021 value) in 2022[3]
Albania	296.6
Andorra	***
Bosnia and Herzegovina	187.7
Bulgaria	1336.5
Croatia	1341.2
Czechia	3707.1
Estonia	753.5
Hungary	2774.0
Kosovo	108.0
Latvia	819.5
Lithuania	1656.1
North Macedonia	230.9
Montenegro	97.7
Poland	16818.9
Romania	5161.1
Serbia	1443.5
Slovakia	2003.0
Slovenia	758.9
Armenia	634.3
Azerbaijan	2664.8
Belarus	792.2
Georgia	292.7
Moldova	40.1
Russia	71981.1
Ukraine	43983.2
Austria	3783.9
Belgium	7045.0
Cyprus	514.6
Denmark	5737.7
Finland	5089.5
France	56999.7
Germany	57807.7
Greece	8347.5
Iceland	0.0*****
Ireland	1207.7
Italy	34627.5
Kazakhstan	1079.47
Liechtenstein	*
Luxembourg	585.7
Malta	92.4
Monaco	**
Netherlands	15670.8
Norway	8960.3
Portugal	3647.6
San Marino	****
Spain	20979.2
Sweden	8491.5
Switzerland	6241.2
United Kingdom	69998.7
Vatican City	****

*no regular military forces^[5]

**defence is the responsibility of France^[6]

***defence is the responsibility of France and Spain^[7]

****defence is the responsibility of Italy^[8][9]

*****defence is the responsibility of NATO^[10]

See also

• List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe by GDP (PPP)
• List of European countries by fiscal balance
• List of metropolitan areas in the European Union by GDP
• List of European countries by budget revenues
• List of European countries by budget revenues per capita
• Economy of Europe
• World economy
• European Union
• OSCE countries statistics

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