Czechia vs Italy: Military spending as a share of GDP
Czechia
1.8%
in 2025
Italy
1.9%
in 2025
Czechia rank
84th
Italy rank
81st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Czechia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Czechia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 84th and Italy ranks 81st of 166 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Czechia or Italy?
- Italy, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Czechia and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Italy?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Italy rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 84th and Italy ranks 81st of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.