Europe & Central Asia
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Within the “Europe & Central Asia” group, Ukraine leads Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024 at 34.48%, while Ireland sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.24%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.08.617.225.934.5UkraineUkraine: 34.48%34.5Russian FederationRussian Federation: 7.05%7.1ArmeniaArmenia: 5.48%5.5AzerbaijanAzerbaijan: 4.99%5.0PolandPoland: 4.15%4.2EstoniaEstonia: 3.37%3.4LatviaLatvia: 3.26%3.3GreeceGreece: 3.13%3.1LithuaniaLithuania: 3.12%3.1Kyrgyz RepublicKyrgyz Republic: 2.97%3.0SerbiaSerbia: 2.60%2.6DenmarkDenmark: 2.42%2.4

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Ukraine 34.48%
2 Russian Federation 7.05%
3 Armenia 5.48%
4 Azerbaijan 4.99%
5 Poland 4.15%
6 Estonia 3.37%
7 Latvia 3.26%
8 Greece 3.13%
9 Lithuania 3.12%
10 Kyrgyz Republic 2.97%
11 Serbia 2.60%
12 Denmark 2.42%
13 Finland 2.30%
14 Romania 2.30%
15 United Kingdom 2.28%
16 Hungary 2.16%
17 Bulgaria 2.15%
18 North Macedonia 2.10%
19 Norway 2.09%
20 Belarus 2.07%
21 France 2.05%
22 Albania 2.04%
23 Slovak Republic 2.01%
24 Sweden 2.00%
25 Turkiye 1.92%
26 Czechia 1.92%
27 Netherlands 1.92%
28 Germany 1.89%
29 Georgia 1.86%
30 Tajikistan 1.85%
31 Montenegro 1.83%
32 Croatia 1.79%
33 Cyprus 1.65%
34 Italy 1.61%
35 Portugal 1.53%
36 Kosovo 1.48%
37 Spain 1.43%
38 Slovenia 1.31%
39 Belgium 1.28%
40 Austria 1.00%
41 Luxembourg 0.96%
42 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.75%
43 Switzerland 0.72%
44 Moldova 0.60%
45 Kazakhstan 0.43%
46 Ireland 0.24%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Europe & Central Asia group for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, Ukraine leads with a gap of 27.43% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 46 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Ireland at 0.24%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.