Military spending as a share of GDP in Slovenia
Slovenia: Military spending as a share of GDP was 0.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Military spending as a share of GDP in Slovenia, 1992–2019
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 Slovenia stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of up 17.8% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Slovenia peaked at 1.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.
That places Slovenia 123rd out of 172 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.3% | — |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -16.4% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More economy & growth data for Slovenia
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.186 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 6,954 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1646 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 6,154 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1488 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,560 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 5,072 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2834 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 10,591 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of gdp in Slovenia?
- Military spending as a share of gdp in Slovenia was 0.9% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- How does Slovenia rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Slovenia ranks 123rd out of 172 countries with data for 2019.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).