Hungary vs Slovenia
Hungary vs Slovenia: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 4.3% of government spending in Hungary and 3.2% of government spending in Slovenia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Hungary, by 1.1 percentage points, or 1.34 times that in Slovenia.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Slovenia.
- In 2025, Hungary ranked 96 and Slovenia ranked 120 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Hungary | Slovenia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.3 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 4.5 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 2015 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 2014 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 2013 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 2011 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| 2010 | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| 2009 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| 2008 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| 2007 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| 2005 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 2003 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 2001 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| 1999 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 1998 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 1997 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 1996 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| 1995 | 2.4 | 3 |
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
Hungary vs Slovenia
Health
- Life expectancyHungary: 77 years in 2023Slovenia: 81.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityHungary: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Slovenia: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityHungary: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Slovenia: 1.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterHungary: 100% in 2022Slovenia: 98.3% in 2022
- DepressionHungary: 2.77% in 2017Slovenia: 2.86% in 2017
- Suicide rateHungary: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Slovenia: 14.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationHungary: 9.69 million people in 2023Slovenia: 2.12 million people in 2023
- Population growthHungary: 0.07% a year in 2023Slovenia: 0.08% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateHungary: 1.49 births per woman in 2023Slovenia: 1.58 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationHungary: 70.7% in 2025Slovenia: 56% in 2025
- Median ageHungary: 43.3 years in 2023Slovenia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overHungary: 20.8% in 2023Slovenia: 21.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateHungary: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Slovenia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingHungary: 2.04% of GDP in 2025Slovenia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsHungary: $4.62B in 2025Slovenia: $1.14B in 2025
- Military spending per personHungary: $518 in 2025Slovenia: $577 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelHungary: 46,000 people in 2020Slovenia: 7,000 people in 2020
- National powerHungary: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Slovenia: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersHungary: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020Slovenia: 0.68% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsHungary: 402 million TIV in 2025Slovenia: 19 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsHungary: 11 million TIV in 2024Slovenia: 3 million TIV in 2024