Kosovo vs Serbia
Kosovo vs Serbia: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 5.9% of government spending in Kosovo and 6.4% of government spending in Serbia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Serbia, by 0.6 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Kosovo.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Serbia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2008.
- In 2025, Kosovo ranked 59 and Serbia ranked 52 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Kosovo | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| 2024 | 4.9 | 6.3 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5.3 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 6.1 |
| 2020 | 3.1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 5.4 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 4.6 |
| 2015 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
| 2014 | 2.7 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 2.5 | 4.6 |
| 2012 | 2.3 | 4.4 |
| 2011 | 2.7 | 4.8 |
| 2010 | 2.4 | 4.9 |
| 2009 | 1.8 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | – | 5.3 |
| 2006 | – | 5.1 |
- 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
Kosovo vs Serbia
Health
People
- PopulationKosovo: 1.7 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthKosovo: -1.07% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKosovo: 1.55 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKosovo: 50.9% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageKosovo: 31.4 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKosovo: 9.6% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateKosovo: -16.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKosovo: 1.85% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKosovo: $217M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personKosovo: $140 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- National powerKosovo: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsKosovo: 8 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025