Euro Area Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2024

Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
  • Euro Area military spending/defense budget for 2022 was $215.46B, a 1.46% decline from 2021.
  • Euro Area military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $218.65B, a 9.35% increase from 2020.
  • Euro Area military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $199.95B, a 9.25% increase from 2019.
  • Euro Area military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $183.02B, a 0.21% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
World $2,207.22B
OECD members $1,422.33B
North America $903.84B
East Asia & Pacific $469.22B
European Union $258.33B
Euro Area $215.46B
South Asia $97.99B
Latin America & Caribbean $57.26B
Sub-Saharan Africa $20.07B
Euro Area Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2022 $215.46B 1.54%
2021 $218.65B 1.49%
2020 $199.95B 1.52%
2019 $183.02B 1.36%
2018 $183.40B 1.33%
2017 $168.42B 1.33%
2016 $159.56B 1.33%
2015 $152.70B 1.30%
2014 $179.67B 1.33%
2013 $180.66B 1.36%
2012 $179.65B 1.42%
2011 $194.18B 1.42%
2010 $187.81B 1.48%
2009 $201.16B 1.55%
2008 $207.59B 1.47%
2007 $184.32B 1.43%
2006 $164.79B 1.47%
2005 $154.87B 1.47%
2004 $158.48B 1.56%
2003 $139.55B 1.57%
2002 $113.31B 1.58%
2001 $105.11B 1.59%
2000 $106.56B 1.64%
1999 $119.79B 1.68%
1998 $120.95B 1.70%
1997 $121.21B 1.75%
1996 $135.29B 1.78%
1995 $134.91B 1.80%
1994 $123.25B 1.93%
1993 $121.35B 2.00%
1992 $136.15B 2.07%
1991 $128.30B 2.17%
1990 $129.94B 2.36%
1989 $106.37B 2.43%
1988 $108.48B 2.53%
1987 $102.87B 2.63%
1986 $82.86B 2.63%
1985 $60.60B 2.70%
1984 $60.02B 2.75%
1983 $64.09B 2.82%
1982 $66.16B 2.84%
1981 $67.41B 2.80%
1980 $75.34B 2.72%
1979 $67.82B 2.76%
1978 $56.64B 2.79%
1977 $46.11B 2.81%
1976 $40.30B 2.80%
1975 $39.57B 2.87%
1974 $33.61B 2.83%
1973 $29.50B 2.80%
1972 $23.49B 2.89%
1971 $19.11B 2.84%
1970 $16.86B 2.84%
1969 $15.71B 3.14%
1968 $14.93B 3.31%
1967 $14.86B 3.54%
1966 $13.92B 3.52%
1965 $13.13B 3.56%
1964 $12.64B 3.75%
1963 $12.06B 3.98%
1962 $11.00B 3.98%
1961 $9.32B 3.71%
1960 $8.52B 3.78%