Military spending as a share of GDP in Slovenia
Slovenia: Military spending as a share of GDP was 1.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military spending as a share of GDP in Slovenia, 1992–2025
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, military spending as a share of gdp in Slovenia stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of up 14.9% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Slovenia peaked at 2.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.
Slovenia ranks 95th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.2% | — |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -19.1% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Slovenia
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1552 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,802 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7328 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 27,388 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6485 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 24,237 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (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 1.5% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- How does Slovenia rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Slovenia ranks 95th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.