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Military share of state spending in Spain

Military share of state spending in Spain: 6.1% of government spending in 1988 and 4.7% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
4.7% of government spending
Since 1988
−1.4 percentage points
Rank, 2025
81 of 150
counting from the highest

% of government spending · SIPRI

Military share of state spending in SpainMilitary share of state spending in Spain: 6.1% of government spending in 1988 and 4.7% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 6.1% of government spending in 1988, the lowest 2.6% of government spending in 2020.
Estimates, SIPRISIPRI estimate

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 6.1% of government spending in 1988, the lowest 2.6% of government spending in 2020.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearSpain
20254.7
20243.2
20233.4
20223.1
20212.8
20202.6
20192.9
20183
20173
20162.7
20152.9
20142.8
20132.7
20122.9
20112.9
20103
20092.9
20083.3
20073.5
20063.6
20053.6
20043.7
20033.7
20023.8
20014.2
20004.4
19994.4
19984.1
19974
19964.1
19954.2
19944.2
19934.1
19924.4
19914.8
19905.3
19895.6
19886.1
  • 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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