List of countries in Europe by military expenditures
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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 2.7 % in 2023 in the EU and 2.5% in the euro area. As a share of GDP the average was 1.3% in the EU and 1.2% in the euro area.[1]
Total defence expenditure of the European Defence Agency (EDA) Member States was €279 billion in 2023, which was 1.6% of the 27 EDA Member States’ GDP.[2]
As a percentage of GDP
The 
European Defence Agency member state average spend on defence as a percentage of GDP was 1.9% in 2024.[3]
| NATO member |
| Country | Percentage of GDP expenditure, 2025[4] |
|---|---|
 Albania |
2.03% |
 Andorra |
[a] |
 Armenia |
6.09% |
 Austria |
1.10% |
 Azerbaijan |
6.47% |
 Belarus |
2.40% |
 Belgium |
2.01% |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0.73% |
 Bulgaria |
2.01% |
 Croatia |
2.02% |
 Cyprus |
1.61% |
 Czech Republic |
1.84% |
 Denmark |
3.25% |
 Estonia |
3.37% |
 Finland |
2.57% |
 France |
2.03% |
 Georgia |
1.75% |
 Germany |
2.27% |
 Greece |
2.99% |
 Hungary |
2.04% |
 Iceland |
[b] |
 Ireland |
0.22% |
 Italy |
1.89% |
 Kazakhstan |
0.43% |
 Kosovo |
1.85% |
 Latvia |
3.61% |
 Liechtenstein |
0.4%[7][c] |
 Lithuania |
3.08% |
 Luxembourg |
0.85% |
 Malta |
0.45% |
 Moldova |
0.56% |
 Monaco |
[d] |
 Montenegro |
1.89% |
 Netherlands |
2.19% |
 North Macedonia |
1.97% |
 Norway |
3.28% |
 Poland |
4.50% |
 Portugal |
1.71% |
 Romania |
2.28% |
 Russia |
7.50% |
 San Marino |
[e] |
 Serbia |
2.76% |
 Slovakia |
2.03% |
 Slovenia |
1.54% |
 Spain |
2.13% |
 Sweden |
2.47% |
 Switzerland |
0.76% |
 Turkey |
1.91% |
 Ukraine |
39.56% |
 United Kingdom |
2.35% |
 Vatican City |
[e] |
By total capital expenditure
| NATO member |
| Country | US $m in 2025[4] |
|---|---|
| Albania |
623.6 |
| Andorra |
[a] |
| Armenia |
1,725.2 |
| Austria |
6,353.4 |
| Azerbaijan |
4,939.0 |
| Belarus |
1,938.6 |
| Belgium |
14,532.0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
231.4 |
| Bulgaria |
2,589.2 |
| Croatia |
2,101.6 |
| Cyprus |
663.3 |
| Czech Republic |
7,051.5 |
| Denmark |
14,948.8 |
| Estonia |
1,575.9 |
| Finland |
8,081.6 |
| France |
68,007.6 |
| Georgia |
657.9 |
| Germany |
113,585.9 |
| Greece |
8,388.4 |
| Hungary |
5,002.0 |
| Iceland |
[b] |
| Ireland |
1,551.1 |
| Italy |
48,281.3 |
| Kazakhstan |
1,308.6 |
| Kosovo |
234.5 |
| Latvia |
1,731.6 |
| Liechtenstein |
[c] |
| Lithuania |
2,952.2 |
| Luxembourg |
855.4 |
| Malta |
124.7 |
| Moldova |
113.3 |
| Monaco |
[d] |
| Montenegro |
176.5 |
| Netherlands |
28,944.3 |
| North Macedonia |
374.8 |
| Norway |
17,033.6 |
| Poland |
46,760.1 |
| Portugal |
5,861.3 |
| Romania |
9,725.4 |
| Russia |
190,416.6 |
| San Marino |
[e] |
| Serbia |
2,781.3 |
| Slovakia |
3,118.3 |
| Slovenia |
1,221.7 |
| Spain |
40,211.8 |
| Sweden |
16,473.5 |
| Switzerland |
7,591.4 |
| Turkey |
29,986.7 |
| Ukraine |
84,109.0 |
| United Kingdom |
88,977.5 |
| Vatican City |
[e] |
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