Czechia vs France
Czechia vs France: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 4.2% of government spending in Czechia and 3.5% of government spending in France, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Czechia, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in France.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Czechia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook France.
- In 2025, Czechia ranked 97 and France ranked 117 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Czechia | France |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 2015 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| 2014 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| 2013 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| 2012 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| 2011 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| 2010 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 1999 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 1998 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 1997 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 1996 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 1995 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| 1994 | – | 4.8 |
| 1993 | – | 4.8 |
| 1992 | – | 5.1 |
| 1991 | – | 5.4 |
| 1990 | – | 5.5 |
| 1989 | – | 5.7 |
| 1988 | – | 5.8 |
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.
- 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
Czechia vs France
Health
- Life expectancyCzechia: 79.8 years in 2023France: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCzechia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024France: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCzechia: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023France: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCzechia: 97.9% in 2022France: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionCzechia: 2.68% in 2017France: 4.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateCzechia: 10.8 per 100,000 people in 2017France: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCzechia: 10.8 million people in 2023France: 66.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthCzechia: -0.34% a year in 2023France: 0.17% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCzechia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023France: 1.64 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCzechia: 72.9% in 2025France: 78.8% in 2025
- Median ageCzechia: 42.7 years in 2023France: 41.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCzechia: 20.6% in 2023France: 21.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateCzechia: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023France: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCzechia: 1.84% of GDP in 2025France: 2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCzechia: $6.49B in 2025France: $64.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personCzechia: $660 in 2025France: $1,021 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCzechia: 27,000 people in 2020France: 304,000 people in 2020
- National powerCzechia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022France: 1.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCzechia: 0.51% of the labour force in 2020France: 1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCzechia: 19 million TIV in 2025France: 236 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCzechia: 137 million TIV in 2025France: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025