Poland 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).
  • Poland military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $13.71B, a 0.06% decline from 2020.
  • Poland military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $13.72B, a 16.39% increase from 2019.
  • Poland military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $11.79B, a 2.11% decline from 2018.
  • Poland military spending/defense budget for 2018 was $12.04B, a 21.98% 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
Poland Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2021 $13.71B 2.12%
2020 $13.72B 2.30%
2019 $11.79B 1.97%
2018 $12.04B 2.05%
2017 $9.87B 1.89%
2016 $9.16B 1.94%
2015 $10.21B 2.14%
2014 $10.35B 1.91%
2013 $9.28B 1.78%
2012 $8.99B 1.80%
2011 $9.46B 1.79%
2010 $8.79B 1.83%
2009 $7.90B 1.80%
2008 $9.35B 1.75%
2007 $8.59B 2.00%
2006 $6.62B 1.92%
2005 $5.90B 1.93%
2004 $4.78B 1.87%
2003 $4.15B 1.91%
2002 $3.78B 1.90%
2001 $3.63B 1.91%
2000 $3.15B 1.83%
1999 $3.23B 1.90%
1998 $3.49B 2.02%
1997 $3.19B 2.03%
1996 $3.08B 1.97%
1995 $2.72B 1.96%
1994 $2.25B 2.27%
1993 $2.12B 2.47%
1992 $1.88B 2.23%
1991 $1.72B 2.25%
1990 $1.54B 2.61%
1989 $1.49B 1.82%
1988 $1.78B 2.59%
1987 $1.77B 2.76%
1986 $2.17B 2.94%
1985 $2.14B 3.02%
1984 $2.31B 3.06%
1983 $2.20B 2.90%
1982 $2.12B 3.25%
1981 $1.57B 2.91%
1980 $1.51B 2.65%
1979 $1.94B 2.65%
1978 $10.29B 2.65%
1977 $17.38B 2.65%
1976 $15.57B 2.65%
1975 $14.34B 2.65%
1974 $13.16B 2.65%
1973 $12.06B 2.65%
1972 $10.05B 2.65%
1971 $9.45B 2.65%
1970 $8.53B 2.65%
1969 $7.98B 2.65%
1968 $7.23B 2.65%
1967 $6.28B 2.65%
1966 $5.98B 2.65%
1965 $5.53B 2.65%
1964 $5.20B 2.65%
1963 $4.95B 2.65%
1962 $4.38B 2.65%
1961 $4.03B 2.65%
1960 $3.55B 2.65%