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 2022 was $1.31B, a 3.87% decline from 2021.
  • Croatia military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $1.36B, a 38.79% increase from 2020.
  • Croatia military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $0.98B, a 2.1% decline from 2019.
  • Croatia military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $1.00B, a 3.67% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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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
Croatia Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2022 $1.31B 2.17%
2021 $1.36B 2.01%
2020 $0.98B 1.71%
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 1.83%
2007 $0.98B 1.62%
2006 $0.85B 1.67%
2005 $0.80B 1.75%
2004 $0.73B 1.74%
2003 $0.71B 2.03%
2002 $0.73B 2.71%
2001 $0.63B 2.70%
2000 $0.66B 3.02%
1999 $1.04B 4.42%
1998 $1.43B 5.60%
1997 $1.80B 7.52%
1996 $1.94B 8.16%
1995 $2.06B 9.18%
1994 $1.63B 11.15%
1993 $1.17B 10.73%
1992 $0.78B 7.61%