Hungary vs Serbia
Hungary vs Serbia: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $518 in Hungary and $414 in Serbia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Hungary, by $104, or 1.25 times that in Serbia.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Serbia.
- In 2025, Hungary ranked 42 and Serbia ranked 47 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Hungary | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $518 | $414 |
| 2024 | $488 | $356 |
| 2023 | $450 | $265 |
| 2022 | $336 | $214 |
| 2021 | $248 | $263 |
| 2020 | $283 | $185 |
| 2019 | $224 | $168 |
| 2018 | $165 | $151 |
| 2017 | $174 | $114 |
| 2016 | $131 | $110 |
| 2015 | $115 | $97 |
| 2014 | $123 | $127 |
| 2013 | $129 | $128 |
| 2012 | $133 | $118 |
| 2011 | $148 | $134 |
| 2010 | $135 | $118 |
| 2009 | $147 | $131 |
| 2008 | $186 | $149 |
| 2007 | $177 | $130 |
| 2006 | $140 | $94 |
| 2005 | $158 | – |
| 2004 | $152 | – |
| 2003 | $139 | – |
| 2002 | $106 | – |
| 2001 | $83 | – |
| 2000 | $70 | – |
| 1999 | $69 | – |
| 1998 | $60 | – |
| 1997 | $68 | – |
| 1996 | $57 | – |
| 1995 | $59 | – |
| 1994 | $73 | – |
| 1993 | $71 | – |
| 1992 | $78 | – |
| 1991 | $70 | – |
| 1990 | $82 | – |
| 1989 | $78 | – |
| 1988 | $98 | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- 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
Hungary vs Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyHungary: 77 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityHungary: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityHungary: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterHungary: 100% in 2022Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionHungary: 2.77% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateHungary: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationHungary: 9.69 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthHungary: 0.07% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateHungary: 1.49 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationHungary: 70.7% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageHungary: 43.3 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overHungary: 20.8% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateHungary: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingHungary: 2.04% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsHungary: $4.62B in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingHungary: 4.3% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelHungary: 46,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- National powerHungary: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersHungary: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsHungary: 402 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsHungary: 11 million TIV in 2024Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025