Germany 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).
  • Germany military spending/defense budget for 2022 was $55.76B, a 1.33% decline from 2021.
  • Germany military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $56.51B, a 5.99% increase from 2020.
  • Germany military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $53.32B, a 8.64% increase from 2019.
  • Germany military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $49.08B, a 5.55% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Billions of US $
United States $876.94B
Saudi Arabia $75.01B
United Kingdom $68.46B
Germany $55.76B
France $53.64B
South Korea $46.37B
Japan $45.99B
Italy $33.49B
Australia $32.30B
Canada $26.90B
Israel $23.41B
Spain $20.31B
Poland $16.57B
Netherlands $15.61B
Qatar $15.41B
Singapore $11.69B
Norway $8.39B
Kuwait $8.24B
Greece $8.10B
Sweden $7.72B
Belgium $6.87B
Switzerland $6.15B
Oman $5.78B
Chile $5.57B
Denmark $5.47B
Finland $4.82B
Czech Republic $4.01B
Austria $3.63B
Portugal $3.50B
New Zealand $2.83B
Argentina $2.58B
Hungary $2.57B
Slovak Republic $1.99B
Lithuania $1.73B
Bahrain $1.38B
Uruguay $1.38B
Croatia $1.31B
Ireland $1.16B
Latvia $0.85B
Estonia $0.81B
Slovenia $0.74B
Luxembourg $0.56B
Cyprus $0.49B
Brunei $0.44B
Trinidad and Tobago $0.20B
Malta $0.09B
Seychelles $0.03B
Iceland $0.00B
Panama $0.00B
Germany Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2022 $55.76B 1.39%
2021 $56.51B 1.33%
2020 $53.32B 1.37%
2019 $49.08B 1.26%
2018 $46.50B 1.17%
2017 $42.28B 1.15%
2016 $39.91B 1.15%
2015 $38.17B 1.14%
2014 $44.66B 1.15%
2013 $44.24B 1.19%
2012 $43.80B 1.24%
2011 $45.16B 1.21%
2010 $43.03B 1.27%
2009 $44.53B 1.31%
2008 $45.10B 1.21%
2007 $40.11B 1.17%
2006 $35.88B 1.20%
2005 $30.32B 1.07%
2004 $35.78B 1.27%
2003 $33.00B 1.32%
2002 $27.61B 1.33%
2001 $25.82B 1.32%
2000 $26.50B 1.36%
1999 $30.69B 1.40%
1998 $31.20B 1.39%
1997 $31.27B 1.41%
1996 $36.70B 1.47%
1995 $38.74B 1.50%
1994 $34.20B 1.55%
1993 $35.03B 1.69%
1992 $39.50B 1.86%
1991 $37.20B 2.00%
1990 $39.83B 2.52%
1989 $31.63B 2.53%
1988 $33.04B 2.64%
1987 $32.13B 2.77%
1986 $26.07B 2.79%
1985 $18.75B 2.87%
1984 $18.94B 2.93%
1983 $20.83B 3.03%
1982 $21.04B 3.03%
1981 $21.74B 3.04%
1980 $25.13B 2.96%
1979 $23.32B 2.96%
1978 $20.16B 3.05%
1977 $16.29B 3.04%
1976 $14.55B 3.14%
1975 $14.38B 3.28%
1974 $12.97B 3.26%
1973 $11.24B 3.16%
1972 $8.48B 3.17%
1971 $6.83B 3.06%
1970 $5.81B 3.01%
1969 $5.15B 3.40%
1968 $4.54B 3.41%
1967 $5.04B 4.08%
1966 $4.77B 3.91%
1965 $4.69B 4.09%
1964 $4.60B 4.38%
1963 $4.69B 4.90%
1962 $4.06B 4.50%
1961 $3.07B 3.74%
1960 $2.72B 3.77%