Croatia vs Montenegro
Croatia vs Montenegro: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 4.1% of government spending in Croatia and 4.4% of government spending in Montenegro, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Montenegro, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Croatia.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Montenegro has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Croatia.
- In 2025, Croatia ranked 100 and Montenegro ranked 94 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Croatia | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3.7 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| 2013 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 2012 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 2011 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 2010 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 2009 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3.8 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 3.8 | 7.1 |
| 2004 | 3.6 | – |
| 2003 | 4.1 | – |
| 2002 | 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
Croatia vs Montenegro
Health
- Life expectancyCroatia: 78.6 years in 2023Montenegro: 77.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCroatia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Montenegro: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCroatia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Montenegro: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCroatia: 85.4% in 2007Montenegro: 85.1% in 2022
- DepressionCroatia: 2.78% in 2017Montenegro: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateCroatia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Montenegro: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCroatia: 3.9 million people in 2023Montenegro: 633,600 people in 2023
- Population growthCroatia: -0.34% a year in 2023Montenegro: 1.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCroatia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023Montenegro: 1.8 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCroatia: 57.8% in 2025Montenegro: 65.6% in 2025
- Median ageCroatia: 44.8 years in 2023Montenegro: 39.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCroatia: 22.8% in 2023Montenegro: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateCroatia: 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Montenegro: 18.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCroatia: 2.02% of GDP in 2025Montenegro: 1.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCroatia: $1.93B in 2025Montenegro: $163M in 2025
- Military spending per personCroatia: $544 in 2025Montenegro: $277 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCroatia: 20,000 people in 2020Montenegro: 12,000 people in 2020
- National powerCroatia: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Montenegro: 0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCroatia: 1.17% of the labour force in 2020Montenegro: 4.66% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCroatia: 141 million TIV in 2025Montenegro: 1 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCroatia: 53 million TIV in 2024Montenegro: 4 million TIV in 2022