Croatia Military Spending/Defense Budget 1992-2024

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).
  • Croatia military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $1.74B, a 71.74% increase from 2020.
  • Croatia military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $1.01B, a 1.12% increase from 2019.
  • Croatia military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $1.00B, a 3.67% increase from 2018.
  • Croatia military spending/defense budget for 2018 was $0.97B, a 4.94% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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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
Panama $0.00B
Iceland $0.00B
Croatia Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2021 $1.74B 2.74%
2020 $1.01B 1.77%
2019 $1.00B 1.61%
2018 $0.97B 1.55%
2017 $0.92B 1.64%
2016 $0.84B 1.60%
2015 $0.88B 1.76%
2014 $1.06B 1.82%
2013 $0.96B 1.63%
2012 $0.96B 1.67%
2011 $1.11B 1.75%
2010 $1.02B 1.68%
2009 $1.13B 1.79%
2008 $1.30B 1.85%
2007 $0.98B 1.63%
2006 $0.85B 1.69%
2005 $0.80B 1.76%
2004 $0.73B 1.76%
2003 $0.71B 2.05%
2002 $0.73B 2.73%
2001 $0.63B 2.70%
2000 $0.66B 3.03%
1999 $1.04B 4.43%
1998 $1.43B 6.60%
1997 $1.80B 8.94%
1996 $1.94B 8.29%
1995 $2.06B 9.32%
1994 $1.63B 11.15%
1993 $1.17B 10.73%
1992 $0.78B 7.61%