North Macedonia

Military share of state spending in North Macedonia

Military share of state spending in North Macedonia: 6.5% of government spending in 1997 and 5.1% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
5.1% of government spending
Since 1997
−1.3 percentage points
Rank, 2025
74 of 150
counting from the highest
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% of government spending · SIPRI

Military share of state spending in North MacedoniaMilitary share of state spending in North Macedonia: 6.5% of government spending in 1997 and 5.1% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 16.3% of government spending in 2001, the lowest 2.8% of government spending in 2017.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 16.3% of government spending in 2001, the lowest 2.8% of government spending in 2017.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearNorth Macedonia
20255.1
20244.9
20235
20224.2
20214
20203.3
20193.8
20183.1
20172.8
20163.1
20153.1
20143.4
20133.7
20123.7
20114
20104.3
20095
20085.2
20076.2
20065.8
20056.2
20047
20036.5
20026.9
200116.3
20005.8
19995.2
19986.4
19976.5

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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