Ireland

Military spending in Ireland

Military spending in Ireland: 1.45% of GDP in 1958 and 0.22% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
0.22% of GDP
Since 1958
−1.23 percentage points
Rank, 2025
146 of 151
counting from the highest
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% of GDP · SIPRI

Military spending in IrelandMilitary spending in Ireland: 1.45% of GDP in 1958 and 0.22% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 1.67% of GDP in 1980, the lowest 0.21% of GDP in 2022.
Estimates, SIPRISIPRI estimate

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 1.67% of GDP in 1980, the lowest 0.21% of GDP in 2022.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearIreland
20250.22
20240.22
20230.22
20220.21
20210.24
20200.26
20190.27
20180.28
20170.3
20160.33
20150.33
20140.45
20130.49
20120.51
20110.54
20100.58
20090.6
20080.58
20070.51
20060.51
20050.54
20040.57
20030.59
20020.63
20010.7
20000.7
19990.75
19980.82
19970.92
19960.99
19951.02
19941.11
19931.14
19921.2
19911.25
19901.2
19891.11
19881.2
19871.28
19861.42
19851.42
19841.41
19831.49
19821.59
19811.58
19801.67
19791.58
19781.48
19771.53
19761.62
19751.63
19741.41
19731.31
19721.33
19711.24
19701.16
19691.1
19681.13
19671.19
19661.23
19651.33
19641.3
19631.24
19621.29
19611.32
19601.33
19591.42
19581.45
  • Estimate

Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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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