Kosovo vs Montenegro: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $217M in Kosovo and $163M in Montenegro, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kosovo, by $54.5M, or 1.33 times that in Montenegro.
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US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | $217M 2025 | $63.5M | 116 of 151 |
| Montenegro | $163M 2025 | $75.6M | 125 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Kosovo has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Montenegro.
- In 2025, Kosovo ranked 116 and Montenegro ranked 125 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Kosovo | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $217M | $163M |
| 2024 | $166M | $150M |
| 2023 | $136M | $118M |
| 2022 | $118M | $114M |
| 2021 | $86.7M | $106M |
| 2020 | $92.2M | $102M |
| 2019 | $78.3M | $92.7M |
| 2018 | $73.5M | $89.9M |
| 2017 | $70.6M | $84.6M |
| 2016 | $66M | $82.5M |
| 2015 | $63.5M | $75.6M |
| 2014 | $56.6M | $76.2M |
| 2013 | $51.5M | $72.6M |
| 2012 | $48.4M | $80.1M |
| 2011 | $53.8M | $90.4M |
| 2010 | $45.9M | $92.8M |
| 2009 | $31.9M | $91M |
| 2008 | $1.01M | $99.1M |
| 2007 | – | $87M |
| 2006 | – | $96.2M |
| 2005 | – | $97.4M |
- Estimate
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Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, 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 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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