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European Union Average Military Spending 1960-2025

Name: European Union Military Spending
Creator: World Bank
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2.26% 66 data points

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

European Union's average military spending from 1960 to 2025 was 2.26%, based on 66 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	1.88%	−0.02%	62nd
2024	1.90%	+0.26%	84th
2023	1.64%	+0.12%	82nd
2022	1.52%	+0.03%	80th
2021	1.50%	−0.04%	76th
2020	1.54%	+0.16%	77th
2019	1.37%	+0.04%	73rd
2018	1.34%	+0.02%	72nd
2017	1.31%	+0.01%	69th
2016	1.31%	+0.00%	68th
2015	1.30%	−0.01%	75th
2014	1.32%	−0.03%	75th
2013	1.35%	−0.05%	75th
2012	1.40%	−0.00%	76th
2011	1.40%	−0.06%	74th
2010	1.46%	−0.07%	72nd
2009	1.53%	+0.07%	72nd
2008	1.45%	+0.02%	73rd
2007	1.43%	−0.04%	68th
2006	1.47%	−0.05%	69th
2005	1.52%	−0.04%	72nd
2004	1.56%	−0.03%	71st
2003	1.58%	−0.01%	73rd
2002	1.59%	−0.02%	69th
2001	1.61%	−0.04%	65th
2000	1.65%	−0.04%	69th
1999	1.69%	−0.02%	72nd
1998	1.71%	−0.04%	66th
1997	1.75%	−0.01%	73rd
1996	1.77%	−0.03%	72nd
1995	1.79%	−0.15%	69th
1994	1.94%	−0.08%	71st
1993	2.02%	−0.06%	73rd
1992	2.08%	−0.10%	56th
1991	2.18%	−0.20%	53rd
1990	2.38%	−0.07%	56th
1989	2.45%	−0.09%	59th
1988	2.54%	−0.09%	61st
1987	2.62%	+0.02%	59th
1986	2.61%	−0.09%	53rd
1985	2.69%	−0.04%	61st
1984	2.73%	−0.07%	57th
1983	2.80%	−0.03%	54th
1982	2.83%	+0.03%	56th
1981	2.80%	+0.08%	58th
1980	2.72%	−0.04%	55th
1979	2.76%	−0.03%	53rd
1978	2.79%	−0.01%	53rd
1977	2.81%	+0.02%	55th
1976	2.79%	−0.08%	56th
1975	2.87%	+0.04%	57th
1974	2.83%	+0.03%	56th
1973	2.80%	−0.10%	56th
1972	2.90%	+0.04%	55th
1971	2.86%	+0.00%	52nd
1970	2.86%	−0.27%	52nd
1969	3.13%	−0.17%	55th
1968	3.30%	−0.22%	59th
1967	3.51%	+0.00%	52nd
1966	3.51%	−0.05%	54th
1965	3.56%	−0.17%	54th
1964	3.73%	−0.22%	55th
1963	3.95%	+0.00%	55th
1962	3.94%	+0.27%	52nd
1961	3.68%	−0.07%	49th
1960	3.75%	–	45th

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