Croatia vs Hungary
Croatia vs Hungary: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 4.1% of government spending in Croatia and 4.3% of government spending in Hungary, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Hungary, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Croatia.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Croatia.
- In 2025, Croatia ranked 100 and Hungary ranked 96 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Croatia | Hungary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| 2015 | 3.7 | 1.8 |
| 2014 | 3.7 | 1.7 |
| 2013 | 3.4 | 1.9 |
| 2012 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| 2011 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
| 2010 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| 2009 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2.4 |
| 2007 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| 2006 | 3.8 | 2.4 |
| 2005 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
| 2004 | 3.6 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| 2002 | 5.6 | 3.1 |
| 2001 | 5.3 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | 5.5 | 3.2 |
| 1999 | 7.5 | 2.9 |
| 1998 | 9.9 | 2.5 |
| 1997 | 14.6 | 3 |
| 1996 | 15.7 | 2.5 |
| 1995 | 18.3 | 2.4 |
| 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
Croatia vs Hungary
Health
- Life expectancyCroatia: 78.6 years in 2023Hungary: 77 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCroatia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Hungary: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCroatia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Hungary: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCroatia: 85.4% in 2007Hungary: 100% in 2022
- DepressionCroatia: 2.78% in 2017Hungary: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateCroatia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Hungary: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCroatia: 3.9 million people in 2023Hungary: 9.69 million people in 2023
- Population growthCroatia: -0.34% a year in 2023Hungary: 0.07% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCroatia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023Hungary: 1.49 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCroatia: 57.8% in 2025Hungary: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageCroatia: 44.8 years in 2023Hungary: 43.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCroatia: 22.8% in 2023Hungary: 20.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateCroatia: 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Hungary: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCroatia: 2.02% of GDP in 2025Hungary: 2.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCroatia: $1.93B in 2025Hungary: $4.62B in 2025
- Military spending per personCroatia: $544 in 2025Hungary: $518 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCroatia: 20,000 people in 2020Hungary: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerCroatia: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Hungary: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCroatia: 1.17% of the labour force in 2020Hungary: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCroatia: 141 million TIV in 2025Hungary: 402 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCroatia: 53 million TIV in 2024Hungary: 11 million TIV in 2024