Military spending as a share of GDP in Slovakia
Slovakia: Military spending as a share of GDP was 2.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military spending as a share of GDP in Slovakia, 1993–2025
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 2.0% for military spending as a share of gdp in 2025.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Slovakia peaked at 3.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2013.
Slovakia ranks 70th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.0% | — |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | +59.9% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -22.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -23.5% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +40.8% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +13.9% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 14,711 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 28,587 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8863 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 25,299 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.5926 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6568 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 18,748 constant 2015 US$ per person (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 2.0% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- How does Slovakia rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Slovakia ranks 70th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.