Greece 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).
  • Greece military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $8.08B, a 52.41% increase from 2020.
  • Greece military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $5.30B, a 3.11% decline from 2019.
  • Greece military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $5.47B, a 4.96% decline from 2018.
  • Greece military spending/defense budget for 2018 was $5.76B, a 13.15% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
United States $800.67B
United Kingdom $68.37B
France $56.65B
Germany $56.02B
Saudi Arabia $55.56B
Japan $54.12B
South Korea $50.23B
Italy $32.01B
Australia $31.75B
Canada $26.45B
Israel $24.34B
Spain $19.54B
Netherlands $13.75B
Poland $13.71B
Qatar $11.59B
Singapore $11.12B
Kuwait $9.02B
Norway $8.25B
Greece $8.08B
Sweden $7.89B
Belgium $6.31B
Chile $6.23B
Finland $5.90B
Oman $5.78B
Switzerland $5.74B
Denmark $5.39B
Portugal $4.91B
Czech Republic $3.94B
Austria $3.83B
New Zealand $3.39B
Hungary $2.78B
Argentina $2.59B
Slovak Republic $1.98B
Croatia $1.74B
Bahrain $1.38B
Ireland $1.27B
Uruguay $1.26B
Lithuania $1.24B
Latvia $0.83B
Estonia $0.76B
Slovenia $0.73B
Cyprus $0.52B
Luxembourg $0.46B
Brunei $0.45B
Trinidad and Tobago $0.21B
Malta $0.08B
Seychelles $0.02B
Iceland $0.00B
Panama $0.00B
Greece Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2021 $8.08B 3.87%
2020 $5.30B 2.81%
2019 $5.47B 2.67%
2018 $5.76B 2.72%
2017 $5.09B 2.56%
2016 $4.96B 2.58%
2015 $4.82B 2.47%
2014 $5.53B 2.35%
2013 $5.66B 2.37%
2012 $5.91B 2.44%
2011 $7.13B 2.52%
2010 $8.16B 2.75%
2009 $10.64B 3.22%
2008 $10.57B 2.98%
2007 $8.53B 2.68%
2006 $7.61B 2.78%
2005 $7.03B 2.84%
2004 $6.27B 2.61%
2003 $5.04B 2.49%
2002 $4.73B 3.08%
2001 $4.43B 3.25%
2000 $4.56B 3.47%
1999 $5.01B 3.36%
1998 $4.82B 3.53%
1997 $4.57B 3.37%
1996 $4.61B 3.31%
1995 $4.18B 3.17%
1994 $3.59B 3.58%
1993 $3.36B 3.60%
1992 $3.62B 3.63%
1991 $3.15B 3.48%
1990 $3.19B 3.80%
1989 $2.56B 3.77%
1988 $2.75B 4.20%
1987 $2.40B 4.26%
1986 $2.00B 4.13%
1985 $1.93B 4.69%
1984 $1.99B 4.84%
1983 $2.20B 5.17%
1982 $2.64B 5.63%
1981 $2.58B 5.74%
1980 $2.28B 4.66%
1979 $2.42B 5.18%
1978 $2.12B 5.58%
1977 $1.84B 5.92%
1976 $1.56B 5.83%
1975 $1.43B 5.85%
1974 $1.05B 4.82%
1973 $0.67B 3.52%
1972 $0.57B 3.96%
1971 $0.52B 4.12%
1970 $0.47B 4.20%
1969 $0.43B 4.79%
1968 $0.37B 4.69%
1967 $0.31B 4.35%
1966 $0.24B 3.58%
1965 $0.21B 3.50%
1964 $0.19B 3.57%
1963 $0.18B 3.82%
1962 $0.17B 4.05%
1961 $0.17B 4.24%
1960 $0.17B 4.86%