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Poland - Military Spending 2025

Name: Poland Military Spending 2025
Creator: World Bank
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

4.27% +0.12% from 2024 Global rank: 14th

Poland's military spending was 4.27% in 2025, increased +0.12% from 4.15% in 2024. This was the 14th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2025▾

Military Spending by Country - 2025
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Ukraine	48.88%	41.7%
2nd	Algeria	8.04%	0.9%
3rd	Israel	8.00%	-8.9%
4th	Qatar	7.70%	18.4%
5th	Russian Federation	7.25%	2.8%
6th	Saudi Arabia	6.52%	-10.7%
7th	Myanmar	6.49%	-4.5%
8th	Armenia	5.52%	0.6%
9th	Burkina Faso	5.30%	13.3%
10th	Jordan	4.85%	1.1%
11th	Libya	4.71%	-10.9%
12th	Azerbaijan	4.63%	-7.4%
13th	Oman	4.42%	-21.0%
14th	Poland	4.27%	2.8%
15th	Burundi	4.20%	10.4%
16th	Mali	4.17%	-0.8%
17th	Kuwait	3.94%	-18.7%
18th	Estonia	3.52%	4.3%
19th	Latvia	3.44%	5.5%
20th	Morocco	3.40%	-3.2%
21st	Lithuania	3.33%	6.6%
22nd	United States	3.25%	-4.9%
23rd	Greece	3.15%	0.9%
24th	Kyrgyz Republic	3.15%	6.3%
25th	Brunei Darussalam	3.10%	-13.5%
26th	Colombia	3.00%	-10.8%
27th	Timor-Leste	2.91%	9.3%
28th	Togo	2.85%	42.4%
29th	Singapore	2.79%	-1.7%
30th	Bahrain	2.79%	-3.8%
31st	Chad	2.76%	-7.4%
32nd	Central African Republic	2.59%	2.7%
33rd	Tajikistan	2.58%	39.8%
34th	Korea	2.55%	-0.6%
35th	Denmark	2.53%	4.6%
36th	Pakistan	2.48%	-7.2%
37th	Finland	2.46%	6.8%
38th	Namibia	2.43%	-11.2%
39th	Serbia	2.42%	-6.6%
40th	Tunisia	2.41%	-3.7%
41st	Guinea	2.40%	17.1%
42nd	Botswana	2.36%	-16.7%
43rd	Belarus	2.30%	11.0%
44th	Hungary	2.29%	6.0%
45th	United Kingdom	2.28%	-0.1%
46th	Niger	2.27%	1.1%
47th	Uruguay	2.27%	-1.9%
48th	Bulgaria	2.22%	3.5%
49th	North Macedonia	2.20%	4.8%
50th	Ecuador	2.15%	-3.4%
51st	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2.11%	5.1%
52nd	India	2.10%	-7.4%
53rd	Albania	2.10%	3.0%
54th	Mauritania	2.08%	-3.4%
55th	Sweden	2.04%	1.9%
56th	South Sudan	2.03%	3.7%
57th	Romania	2.00%	-12.8%
58th	France	2.00%	-2.4%
59th	Mozambique	2.00%	0.3%
60th	Slovak Republic	1.96%	-2.8%
61st	Norway	1.92%	-8.3%
62nd	European Union	1.88%	-0.9%
63rd	Czechia	1.88%	-1.9%
64th	Iraq	1.87%	-20.5%
65th	Germany	1.86%	-1.9%
66th	Netherlands	1.82%	-5.3%
67th	Australia	1.81%	-3.7%
68th	Lebanon	1.79%	-30.8%
69th	Croatia	1.77%	-1.1%
70th	Georgia	1.77%	-5.1%
71st	Montenegro	1.69%	-7.8%
72nd	Türkiye	1.67%	-13.4%
73rd	China	1.66%	-2.7%
74th	Honduras	1.58%	0.2%
75th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	1.57%	-0.9%
76th	Italy	1.56%	-2.9%
77th	Senegal	1.56%	-0.6%
78th	Uganda	1.56%	-17.3%
79th	Kosovo	1.55%	5.3%
80th	Cyprus	1.55%	-5.9%
81st	Portugal	1.51%	-1.1%
82nd	Spain	1.49%	3.8%
83rd	Lesotho	1.46%	-7.2%
84th	Slovenia	1.42%	8.2%
85th	Cambodia	1.42%	-6.9%
86th	Chile	1.39%	-11.6%
87th	Zambia	1.39%	4.6%
88th	Sri Lanka	1.36%	-4.5%
89th	Japan	1.36%	-1.1%
90th	Belgium	1.34%	4.9%
91st	Gabon	1.32%	-14.4%
92nd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	1.31%	6.7%
93rd	Liberia	1.29%	81.3%
94th	Eswatini	1.27%	-12.2%
95th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	1.25%	-8.5%
96th	Philippines	1.25%	-5.5%
97th	El Salvador	1.23%	3.8%
98th	Canada	1.23%	-6.5%
99th	Tanzania	1.22%	6.0%
100th	Fiji	1.19%	-9.5%
101st	Malawi	1.18%	15.4%
102nd	Guinea-Bissau	1.17%	-5.6%
103rd	Rwanda	1.15%	-7.8%
104th	New Zealand	1.15%	-3.9%
105th	Seychelles	1.12%	-4.9%
106th	Congo, Republic of	1.04%	-12.0%
107th	Jamaica	1.04%	-18.3%
108th	Equatorial Guinea	1.01%	3.3%
109th	Luxembourg	1.00%	4.2%
110th	Cameroon	0.97%	-3.5%
111th	Malaysia	0.96%	-2.5%
112th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.96%	4.1%
113th	Thailand	0.95%	-11.9%
114th	Austria	0.95%	-5.3%
115th	Kenya	0.94%	-6.1%
116th	Peru	0.93%	2.2%
117th	Angola	0.92%	-7.8%
118th	Nepal	0.90%	-8.1%
119th	Paraguay	0.88%	-5.8%
120th	Brazil	0.84%	-13.2%
121st	Benin	0.84%	17.0%
122nd	Mexico	0.83%	-7.2%
123rd	Bangladesh	0.80%	-15.4%
124th	Belize	0.80%	-11.5%
125th	Dominican Republic	0.79%	0.7%
126th	Indonesia	0.76%	-2.6%
127th	Côte d'Ivoire	0.74%	-2.6%
128th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.69%	-8.0%
129th	Switzerland	0.69%	-4.3%
130th	Madagascar	0.68%	-3.4%
131st	Argentina	0.65%	5.5%
132nd	Moldova	0.64%	7.8%
133rd	Nigeria	0.64%	15.5%
134th	South Africa	0.63%	-9.5%
135th	Mongolia	0.62%	-16.2%
136th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	0.58%	-13.1%
137th	Cabo Verde	0.57%	-8.4%
138th	Sierra Leone	0.53%	15.4%
139th	Nicaragua	0.51%	-5.7%
140th	Gambia, The	0.49%	-15.2%
141st	Guyana	0.48%	-44.9%
142nd	Malta	0.44%	-2.5%
143rd	Ghana	0.40%	2.9%
144th	Guatemala	0.38%	3.5%
145th	Papua New Guinea	0.31%	0.3%
146th	Kazakhstan	0.22%	-48.2%
147th	Ireland	0.22%	-8.0%
148th	Mauritius	0.14%	-9.2%
149th	Haiti	0.04%	-43.2%
150th	Zimbabwe	0.04%	-89.2%

FAQ

What was Poland's military spending in 2025?▾

Poland's military spending in 2025 was 4.27%. This ranked 14th globally.

How did Poland's military spending change in 2025?▾

Poland's military spending increased by 2.8% in 2025 compared to 2024.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2025?▾

Ukraine had the highest military spending in 2025 at 48.88%.

What is the military spending of Poland in 2025?▾

The military spending of Poland in 2025 was 4.27%. This ranked 14th globally.

How does 2025 compare to 2024 for Poland's military spending?▾

Poland's military spending went from 4.15% in 2024 to 4.27% in 2025, a 2.8% increase.

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