Latvia
Military share of state spending in Latvia
Military share of state spending in Latvia: 1.6% of government spending in 1998 and 8.2% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 8.2% of government spending
- Since 1998
- +6.6 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 36 of 150
- counting from the highest
% of government spending · SIPRI
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Latvia |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.2 |
| 2024 | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 5.4 |
| 2018 | 5.4 |
| 2017 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2.8 |
| 2014 | 2.5 |
| 2013 | 2.5 |
| 2012 | 2.4 |
| 2011 | 2.7 |
| 2010 | 2.5 |
| 2009 | 3.2 |
| 2008 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2.4 |
| 1999 | 1.9 |
| 1998 | 1.6 |
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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- Military spending3.61% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$1.6B in 2025
- Military spending per person$929 in 2025
- Armed forces personnel9,000 people in 2020
- National power0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports19 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exports1 million TIV in 2025