Croatia

Military share of state spending in Croatia

Military share of state spending in Croatia: 17.2% of government spending in 1992 and 4.1% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
4.1% of government spending
Since 1992
−13 percentage points
Rank, 2025
100 of 150
counting from the highest
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% of government spending · SIPRI

Military share of state spending in CroatiaMilitary share of state spending in Croatia: 17.2% of government spending in 1992 and 4.1% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 25% of government spending in 1993, the lowest 3.2% of government spending in 2020.
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What the numbers say

  • The highest was 25% of government spending in 1993, the lowest 3.2% of government spending in 2020.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearCroatia
20254.1
20243.9
20233.6
20224
20214.1
20203.2
20193.7
20183.5
20173.7
20163.5
20153.7
20143.7
20133.4
20123.5
20113.6
20103.5
20093.6
20084
20073.5
20063.8
20053.8
20043.6
20034.1
20025.6
20015.3
20005.5
19997.5
19989.9
199714.6
199615.7
199518.3
199420.6
199325
199217.2
  • Estimate

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.

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