Military spending as a share of GDP in Slovakia
Slovakia: Military spending as a share of GDP was 1.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Military spending as a share of GDP in Slovakia, 1993–2019
Source: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2019, military spending as a share of gdp in Slovakia stood at 1.4%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 32.4% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Slovakia peaked at 1.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2015.
Slovakia ranks 83rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.2% | — |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
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More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1415 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,038 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8525 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 24,333 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7544 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 21,534 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of gdp in Slovakia?
- Military spending as a share of gdp in Slovakia was 1.4% in 2019, according to Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
- How does Slovakia rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Slovakia ranks 83rd out of 172 countries with data for 2019.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).