Croatia vs Hungary
Croatia vs Hungary: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 2.02% of GDP in Croatia and 2.04% of GDP in Hungary, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Hungary, by 0.02 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Croatia.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Croatia.
- In 2025, Croatia ranked 60 and Hungary ranked 55 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Croatia | Hungary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.02 | 2.04 |
| 2024 | 1.86 | 2.13 |
| 2023 | 1.65 | 2.04 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.84 |
| 2021 | 1.97 | 1.32 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 1.75 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 1.33 |
| 2018 | 1.54 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1.63 | 1.19 |
| 2016 | 1.59 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1.75 | 0.9 |
| 2014 | 1.81 | 0.86 |
| 2013 | 1.61 | 0.94 |
| 2012 | 1.66 | 1.03 |
| 2011 | 1.74 | 1.04 |
| 2010 | 1.67 | 1.02 |
| 2009 | 1.77 | 1.13 |
| 2008 | 1.82 | 1.18 |
| 2007 | 1.61 | 1.27 |
| 2006 | 1.67 | 1.22 |
| 2005 | 1.74 | 1.41 |
| 2004 | 1.74 | 1.47 |
| 2003 | 2.03 | 1.65 |
| 2002 | 2.71 | 1.6 |
| 2001 | 2.71 | 1.57 |
| 2000 | 3.03 | 1.51 |
| 1999 | 4.38 | 1.43 |
| 1998 | 5.55 | 1.27 |
| 1997 | 7.48 | 1.47 |
| 1996 | 8.08 | 1.25 |
| 1995 | 9.1 | 1.31 |
| 1994 | 11.15 | 1.82 |
| 1993 | 10.73 | 1.91 |
| 1992 | 7.61 | 2.18 |
| 1991 | – | 2.16 |
| 1990 | – | 2.56 |
| 1989 | – | 2.79 |
| 1988 | – | 3.6 |
| 1987 | – | 3.16 |
| 1986 | – | 3.22 |
| 1985 | – | 4.97 |
| 1984 | – | 3.15 |
| 1983 | – | 3.34 |
| 1982 | – | 3.24 |
| 1981 | – | 3.33 |
| 1980 | – | 3.34 |
| 1979 | – | 3.24 |
| 1978 | – | 3.24 |
| 1977 | – | 2.96 |
| 1976 | – | 3.01 |
| 1975 | – | 3.34 |
| 1974 | – | 3.21 |
| 1973 | – | 3.01 |
| 1972 | – | 3.27 |
| 1971 | – | 3.74 |
| 1970 | – | 4.03 |
- 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
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 spending in US dollarsCroatia: $1.93B in 2025Hungary: $4.62B in 2025
- Military spending per personCroatia: $544 in 2025Hungary: $518 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCroatia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Hungary: 4.3% of government spending 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