European countries by military expenditure as a percentage of government expenditure

There is a wide range in military spending throughout the European continent. In general, spending is low, with an average of around 3% of government spending, in comparison with an average of about 6.4% globally.^[1] In 2020, Russia and Belarus spent more on the military than any other European countries. However, this data precedes the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which caused military spending in Ukraine to skyrocket.

Map

The map data is for year 2020 from the World Bank.^[2] Numbers are in percentage.

1.4

30.8

1.8

2

4.8

3.7

3.8

2.8

2.5

5.7

2.6

3.3

2.6

4.8

3.1

0

1

2.6

3.7

5.2

5.3

1.4

3.6

1.2

1

2.9

3.5

4.4

4.2

6

11.4

4.6

3.5

2.3

2.7

2.3

2.2

7.5

8.8

4.2

Adriatic
Sea

Arctic Ocean

Barents Sea

Bay of
Biscay

Black
Sea

Azov
Sea

Caspian
Sea

Celtic
Sea

Greenland Sea

Baffin Bay

Gulf of
Cadiz

Ligurian
Sea

Mediterranean Sea

North
Atlantic
Ocean

North
Sea

Norwegian
Sea

Strait of Gibraltar

See also

Plotted maps

• European countries by electricity consumption per person
• European countries by employment in agriculture (% of employed)
• European countries by fossil fuel use (% of total energy)
• European countries by health expense per person
• European countries by percent of population aged 0-14
• European countries by percentage of urban population
• European countries by percentage of women in national parliaments
• List of sovereign states in Europe by life expectancy
• List of sovereign states in Europe by number of Internet users

References