Croatia vs Hungary
Croatia vs Hungary: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.93B in Croatia and $4.62B in Hungary, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Hungary, by $2.69B, or 2.39 times that in Croatia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Croatia.
- In 2025, Croatia ranked 63 and Hungary ranked 49 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Croatia | Hungary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.93B | $4.62B |
| 2024 | $1.73B | $4.73B |
| 2023 | $1.45B | $4.36B |
| 2022 | $1.47B | $4.03B |
| 2021 | $1.53B | $2.78B |
| 2020 | $1.18B | $3.41B |
| 2019 | $1.21B | $2.63B |
| 2018 | $1.11B | $1.87B |
| 2017 | $1.14B | $2.06B |
| 2016 | $1.07B | $1.63B |
| 2015 | $1.13B | $1.43B |
| 2014 | $1.13B | $1.27B |
| 2013 | $1.01B | $1.29B |
| 2012 | $1.05B | $1.36B |
| 2011 | $1.15B | $1.43B |
| 2010 | $1.11B | $1.41B |
| 2009 | $1.2B | $1.58B |
| 2008 | $1.32B | $1.77B |
| 2007 | $1.15B | $1.9B |
| 2006 | $1.12B | $1.87B |
| 2005 | $1.1B | $2.08B |
| 2004 | $1.06B | $2.1B |
| 2003 | $1.17B | $2.27B |
| 2002 | $1.44B | $2.11B |
| 2001 | $1.33B | $1.93B |
| 2000 | $1.44B | $1.76B |
| 1999 | $2.03B | $1.59B |
| 1998 | $2.6B | $1.39B |
| 1997 | $3.37B | $1.56B |
| 1996 | $3.34B | $1.27B |
| 1995 | $3.57B | $1.35B |
| 1994 | $3.35B | $1.79B |
| 1993 | $2.98B | $1.81B |
| 1992 | $2.35B | $2.1B |
| 1991 | – | $2.17B |
| 1990 | – | $2.89B |
| 1989 | – | $3.34B |
| 1988 | – | $4.21B |
| 1987 | – | $3.65B |
| 1986 | – | $3.59B |
| 1985 | – | $5.54B |
| 1984 | – | $3.55B |
| 1983 | – | $3.75B |
| 1982 | – | $3.67B |
| 1981 | – | $3.71B |
| 1980 | – | $3.59B |
| 1979 | – | $3.6B |
| 1978 | – | $3.62B |
| 1977 | – | $3.2B |
| 1976 | – | $3.07B |
| 1975 | – | $3.27B |
| 1974 | – | $3.04B |
| 1973 | – | $2.77B |
| 1972 | – | $2.84B |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, 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 spendingCroatia: 2.02% of GDP in 2025Hungary: 2.04% of GDP 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