Estonia vs Latvia

Estonia vs Latvia: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 3.37% of GDP in Estonia and 3.61% of GDP in Latvia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Latvia, by 0.23 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in Estonia.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Estonia vs Latvia: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 3.37% of GDP in Estonia and 3.61% of GDP in Latvia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Latvia, by 0.23 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in Estonia.
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What the numbers say

  • Latvia has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Estonia.
  • In 2025, Estonia ranked 16 and Latvia ranked 13 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearEstoniaLatvia
20253.373.61
20243.33.3
20232.982.93
20222.142.26
20212.012.16
20202.262.23
201922.09
20181.972.14
20171.971.65
20162.031.5
20151.991.07
20141.90.98
20131.880.97
20121.880.94
20111.671.11
20101.71.11
20091.81.42
20081.771.7
20071.661.64
20061.391.8
20051.451.67
20041.691.66
20031.741.68
20021.661.59
20011.51.06
20001.380.9
19991.280.77
19981.060.6
19971.030.6
19960.870.66
19950.930.83
19941.040.84
19930.760.74

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.
  • Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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