Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Croatia
Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Croatia: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 0.73% of GDP in Bosnia & Herzegovina and 2.02% of GDP in Croatia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Croatia, by 1.29 percentage points, or 2.77 times that in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Croatia has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Bosnia & Herzegovina.
- In 2025, Bosnia & Herzegovina ranked 130 and Croatia ranked 60 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.73 | 2.02 |
| 2024 | 0.76 | 1.86 |
| 2023 | 0.79 | 1.65 |
| 2022 | 0.75 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 0.89 | 1.97 |
| 2020 | 0.83 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 0.81 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 0.84 | 1.54 |
| 2017 | 0.85 | 1.63 |
| 2016 | 0.92 | 1.59 |
| 2015 | 0.99 | 1.75 |
| 2014 | 1.03 | 1.81 |
| 2013 | 1.09 | 1.61 |
| 2012 | 1.15 | 1.66 |
| 2011 | 1.14 | 1.74 |
| 2010 | 1.28 | 1.67 |
| 2009 | 1.38 | 1.77 |
| 2008 | 1.22 | 1.82 |
| 2007 | 1.24 | 1.61 |
| 2006 | 1.39 | 1.67 |
| 2005 | 1.54 | 1.74 |
| 2004 | 1.89 | 1.74 |
| 2003 | 2.42 | 2.03 |
| 2002 | 3.9 | 2.71 |
| 2001 | – | 2.71 |
| 2000 | – | 3.03 |
| 1999 | – | 4.38 |
| 1998 | – | 5.55 |
| 1997 | – | 7.48 |
| 1996 | – | 8.08 |
| 1995 | – | 9.1 |
| 1994 | – | 11.15 |
| 1993 | – | 10.73 |
| 1992 | – | 7.61 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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 151 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 spending in US dollarsBosnia & Herzegovina: $213M in 2025Croatia: $1.93B in 2025
- Military spending per personBosnia & Herzegovina: $73 in 2025Croatia: $544 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBosnia & Herzegovina: 1.6% of government spending in 2025Croatia: 4.1% of government spending 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