Euro Area Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2025

Euro Area military spending/defense budget for 2022 was 215.46 billion US dollars, a 1.46% decline from 2021.
  • Euro Area military spending/defense budget for 2021 was 218.65 billion US dollars, a 9.35% increase from 2020.
  • Euro Area military spending/defense budget for 2020 was 199.95 billion US dollars, a 9.25% increase from 2019.
  • Euro Area military spending/defense budget for 2019 was 183.02 billion US dollars, a 0.21% decline from 2018.
Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).