Military spending as a share of GDP in Greece
Greece: Military spending as a share of GDP was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.0%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
37th
of 166 countries
All-time high
6.6%
in 1951
All-time low
2.4%
in 2014
Years of data
77
1949–2025
Military spending as a share of GDP in Greece, 1949–2025
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending as a share of gdp in Greece is 3.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Greece peaked at 6.6% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2014.
Greece ranks 37th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 77 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 5.9% | — |
| 1950 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 1951 | 6.6% | +10.5% |
| 1952 | 6.4% | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 5.1% | -20.4% |
| 1954 | 5.5% | +7.4% |
| 1955 | 5.1% | -6.9% |
| 1956 | 5.9% | +16.2% |
| 1957 | 5.0% | -15.8% |
| 1958 | 4.8% | -4.7% |
| 1959 | 4.9% | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 4.2% | -12.6% |
| 1962 | 4.0% | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 3.8% | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 3.6% | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 3.5% | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 3.6% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 4.3% | +21.2% |
| 1968 | 4.7% | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 4.2% | -12.4% |
| 1971 | 4.1% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 3.5% | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 4.8% | +37.1% |
| 1975 | 5.8% | +21.2% |
| 1976 | 5.8% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 5.6% | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 5.2% | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 5.7% | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 5.2% | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -28.1% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 1950s | 5.5% | 4.8% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 1,953 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 11.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1522 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 4,102 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 6.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.1347 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 3,630 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of gdp in Greece?
- Military spending as a share of gdp in Greece was 3.0% in 2025, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1951.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 37th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – 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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Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.