Greece vs North Macedonia
Greece vs North Macedonia: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 6% of government spending in Greece and 5.1% of government spending in North Macedonia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Greece, by 0.8 percentage points, or 1.16 times that in North Macedonia.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher since 2008, when it overtook North Macedonia.
- In 2025, Greece ranked 56 and North Macedonia ranked 74 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Greece | North Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7.6 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 5.3 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | 5.1 | 3.1 |
| 2015 | 4.8 | 3.1 |
| 2014 | 4.6 | 3.4 |
| 2013 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| 2012 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| 2011 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| 2006 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 5.5 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5.4 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
| 2001 | 7.1 | 16.3 |
| 2000 | 7.5 | 5.8 |
| 1999 | 7.3 | 5.2 |
| 1998 | 7.4 | 6.4 |
| 1997 | 7.3 | 6.5 |
| 1996 | 7 | – |
| 1995 | 6.6 | – |
| 1994 | 8.4 | – |
| 1993 | 8.1 | – |
| 1992 | 8.6 | – |
| 1991 | 8.6 | – |
| 1990 | 8.6 | – |
| 1989 | 9.4 | – |
| 1988 | 10.8 | – |
- 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
Greece vs North Macedonia
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023North Macedonia: 77.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024North Macedonia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Macedonia: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022North Macedonia: 80.5% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017North Macedonia: 2.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017North Macedonia: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023North Macedonia: 1.83 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023North Macedonia: -0.47% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023North Macedonia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025North Macedonia: 62.9% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023North Macedonia: 40.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023North Macedonia: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023North Macedonia: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025North Macedonia: 1.97% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025North Macedonia: $346M in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025North Macedonia: $206 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020North Macedonia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022North Macedonia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020North Macedonia: 2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025North Macedonia: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025North Macedonia: 59 million TIV in 2023