Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Croatia
Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Croatia: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 1.6% of government spending in Bosnia & Herzegovina and 4.1% of government spending in Croatia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Croatia, by 2.6 percentage points, or 2.65 times that in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Croatia has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Bosnia & Herzegovina.
- In 2025, Bosnia & Herzegovina ranked 143 and Croatia ranked 100 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| 2024 | 1.7 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2.2 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 3.7 |
| 2016 | 2.2 | 3.5 |
| 2015 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| 2014 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
| 2013 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| 2012 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| 2011 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| 2010 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| 2009 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | 2.5 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| 2005 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | 7.6 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | – | 5.3 |
| 2000 | – | 5.5 |
| 1999 | – | 7.5 |
| 1998 | – | 9.9 |
| 1997 | – | 14.6 |
| 1996 | – | 15.7 |
| 1995 | – | 18.3 |
| 1994 | – | 20.6 |
| 1993 | – | 25 |
| 1992 | – | 17.2 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Croatia
Health
- Life expectancyBosnia & Herzegovina: 77.9 years in 2023Croatia: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBosnia & Herzegovina: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Croatia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBosnia & Herzegovina: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Croatia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBosnia & Herzegovina: 87% in 2022Croatia: 85.4% in 2007
- DepressionBosnia & Herzegovina: 2.32% in 2017Croatia: 2.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateBosnia & Herzegovina: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Croatia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBosnia & Herzegovina: 3.19 million people in 2023Croatia: 3.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthBosnia & Herzegovina: -0.59% a year in 2023Croatia: -0.34% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBosnia & Herzegovina: 1.49 births per woman in 2023Croatia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBosnia & Herzegovina: 52.7% in 2025Croatia: 57.8% in 2025
- Median ageBosnia & Herzegovina: 44.9 years in 2023Croatia: 44.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBosnia & Herzegovina: 21.6% in 2023Croatia: 22.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateBosnia & Herzegovina: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Croatia: 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBosnia & Herzegovina: $6,944 in 2025Croatia: $18,410 in 2025
- GDP growthBosnia & Herzegovina: 2.4% a year in 2025Croatia: 3.4% a year in 2025
- InflationBosnia & Herzegovina: 4% a year in 2025Croatia: 4.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtBosnia & Herzegovina: 28.8% of GDP in 2025Croatia: 56.3% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBosnia & Herzegovina: 0.73% of GDP in 2025Croatia: 2.02% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBosnia & Herzegovina: $213M in 2025Croatia: $1.93B in 2025
- Military spending per personBosnia & Herzegovina: $73 in 2025Croatia: $544 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBosnia & Herzegovina: 11,000 people in 2020Croatia: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerBosnia & Herzegovina: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Croatia: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBosnia & Herzegovina: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Croatia: 1.17% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBosnia & Herzegovina: 1 million TIV in 2025Croatia: 141 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBosnia & Herzegovina: 7 million TIV in 2023Croatia: 53 million TIV in 2024