Croatia vs Serbia
Croatia vs Serbia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.93B in Croatia and $2.55B in Serbia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Serbia, by $624M, or 1.32 times that in Croatia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Serbia has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Croatia.
- In 2025, Croatia ranked 63 and Serbia ranked 58 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Croatia | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.93B | $2.55B |
| 2024 | $1.73B | $2.4B |
| 2023 | $1.45B | $1.88B |
| 2022 | $1.47B | $1.76B |
| 2021 | $1.53B | $2.18B |
| 2020 | $1.18B | $1.68B |
| 2019 | $1.21B | $1.59B |
| 2018 | $1.11B | $1.4B |
| 2017 | $1.14B | $1.16B |
| 2016 | $1.07B | $1.2B |
| 2015 | $1.13B | $1.06B |
| 2014 | $1.13B | $1.15B |
| 2013 | $1.01B | $1.15B |
| 2012 | $1.05B | $1.18B |
| 2011 | $1.15B | $1.21B |
| 2010 | $1.11B | $1.26B |
| 2009 | $1.2B | $1.3B |
| 2008 | $1.32B | $1.32B |
| 2007 | $1.15B | $1.36B |
| 2006 | $1.12B | $1.2B |
| 2005 | $1.1B | – |
| 2004 | $1.06B | – |
| 2003 | $1.17B | – |
| 2002 | $1.44B | – |
| 2001 | $1.33B | – |
| 2000 | $1.44B | – |
| 1999 | $2.03B | – |
| 1998 | $2.6B | – |
| 1997 | $3.37B | – |
| 1996 | $3.34B | – |
| 1995 | $3.57B | – |
| 1994 | $3.35B | – |
| 1993 | $2.98B | – |
| 1992 | $2.35B | – |
- 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 Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyCroatia: 78.6 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCroatia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCroatia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCroatia: 85.4% in 2007Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionCroatia: 2.78% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateCroatia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCroatia: 3.9 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthCroatia: -0.34% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCroatia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCroatia: 57.8% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageCroatia: 44.8 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCroatia: 22.8% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCroatia: 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCroatia: 2.02% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCroatia: $544 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCroatia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCroatia: 20,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- National powerCroatia: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCroatia: 1.17% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCroatia: 141 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCroatia: 53 million TIV in 2024Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025