Serbia Military Spending/Defense Budget 1996-2024

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).
  • Serbia military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $1.27B, a 13.34% increase from 2020.
  • Serbia military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $1.12B, a 1.97% decline from 2019.
  • Serbia military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $1.14B, a 39.87% increase from 2018.
  • Serbia military spending/defense budget for 2018 was $0.82B, a 2% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Armenia $0.62B
Dominican Republic $0.58B
Botswana $0.52B
Namibia $0.40B
Paraguay $0.37B
Guatemala $0.34B
Gabon $0.31B
Albania $0.24B
North Macedonia $0.21B
Jamaica $0.21B
Bosnia $0.19B
Equatorial Guinea $0.17B
Montenegro $0.10B
Guyana $0.07B
Fiji $0.07B
Belize $0.02B
Mauritius $0.02B
Costa Rica $0.00B
Serbia Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2021 $1.27B 2.09%
2020 $1.12B 2.10%
2019 $1.14B 2.21%
2018 $0.82B 1.61%
2017 $0.80B 1.84%
2016 $0.71B 1.75%
2015 $0.72B 1.83%
2014 $0.91B 1.94%
2013 $0.92B 1.90%
2012 $0.85B 1.97%
2011 $0.99B 2.00%
2010 $0.87B 2.09%
2009 $0.97B 2.16%
2008 $1.11B 2.13%
2007 $0.97B 2.25%
2006 $0.71B 2.17%
2005 $0.63B 2.27%
2004 $0.74B 2.97%
2003 $0.73B 3.45%
2002 $0.68B 4.21%
2001 $0.49B 4.03%
2000 $0.34B 5.15%
1999 $0.74B 4.01%
1998 $0.64B 3.51%
1997 $0.91B 3.79%
1996 $0.00B 3.51%