Hungary

Military share of state spending in Hungary

Military share of state spending in Hungary: 2.4% of government spending in 1995 and 4.3% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
4.3% of government spending
Since 1995
+1.9 percentage points
Rank, 2025
96 of 150
counting from the highest
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% of government spending · SIPRI

Military share of state spending in HungaryMilitary share of state spending in Hungary: 2.4% of government spending in 1995 and 4.3% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 4.5% of government spending in 2024, the lowest 1.7% of government spending in 2014.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 4.5% of government spending in 2024, the lowest 1.7% of government spending in 2014.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearHungary
20254.3
20244.5
20234.1
20223.8
20212.7
20203.4
20192.9
20182.2
20172.6
20162.1
20151.8
20141.7
20131.9
20122.1
20112.1
20102.1
20092.2
20082.4
20072.5
20062.4
20052.9
20043
20033.3
20023.1
20013.3
20003.2
19992.9
19982.5
19973
19962.5
19952.4

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.

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