EU military spending by country 2005-2023| Statista

As of 2023, the European Union member states spent more than 270 billion euros collectively on military defense. This includes money spent on procuring weapons, paying salaries, and other operational expenses, as well as research & development expenditure. The total amount spent on defense declined significantly following the global financial crisis, as European countries cut back on public expenditure, reaching a low point of 138 billion euros in 2012. Since 2014, when Russia reemerged as a geopolitical threat to EU countries, due to its illegal annexation of Crimea and its covert military operations in the east of Ukraine, military expenditure has increased sharply, rising particularly in Poland and Germany. Despite this, Germany still lags far behind the spending target set for it by NATO and the European Defense Agency of two percent of GDP.

Annual military defense expenditure in the European Union from 2005 to 2023, by member state (in billion euros)

Characteristic	Germany	France	Italy	Spain	Poland	Netherlands	Greece	Sweden	Belgium	Finland	Romania	Czechia	Portugal	Austria	Hungary	Slovakia	Lithuania	Bulgaria	Croatia	Ireland	Latvia	Estonia	Slovenia	Cyprus	Luxembourg	Malta
2023	67.62	53.3	31.3	17.45	24.5	15.35	6.22	8.2	7.05	5.8	5.18	4.19	3.92	4.08	4.03	2.15	2	1.84	1.32	1.21	1.16	1.14	0.84	0.52	0.59	0.07
2022	58.3	49.7	28.8	15.6	14.6	10.8	8.1	7.9	6.5	5.2	4.9	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.1	2	1.6	1.3	1.2	1.1	0.81	0.78	0.74	0.51	0.46	0.07
2021	52.4	47.9	27.4	12.5	12.8	12.3	6.6	6	5.4	5.1	4.5	3.3	3.3	3.3	1.6	1.7	1.1	1.1	1.2	1	0.7	0.65	0.65	0.46	0.34	0.06
2020	51.4	46	22.8	11.2	11.7	11.2	4.8	5.7	4.8	3.5	4.4	2.8	3.4	3.2	1.4	1.8	1	0.98	0.88	1	0.65	0.62	0.5	0.42	0.36	0.07
2019	46.9	44.4	21.1	11.3	10.6	10.9	4.3	5	4.3	3.7	4.1	2.6	3	2.9	1.8	1.7	0.98	1.9	0.9	1	0.63	0.56	0.51	0.43	0.35	0.08
2018	42.1	42.7	21.7	11.2	10	9.4	4.6	4.6	4.1	3.3	3.7	2.3	2.6	2.9	1.4	1.1	0.9	0.81	0.82	0.94	0.61	0.51	0.46	0.38	0.3	0.06
2017	40.3	40.9	21.2	10.5	8.8	8.5	4.2	4.6	3.9	3.2	3.2	1.9	2.7	2.8	1.5	0.94	0.72	0.64	0.82	0.92	0.43	0.48	0.42	0.35	0.29	0.06
2016	37.6	40	20.2	9	8.5	8.2	4.2	4.7	3.9	3.2	2.4	1.7	2.4	2.7	1.2	0.91	0.58	0.61	0.56	0.9	0.36	0.45	0.41	0.29	0.21	0.05
2015	35.9	39.2	17.6	10	9.5	7.8	4.1	4.6	3.8	3.2	2.3	1.7	2.4	2.4	1	0.89	0.43	0.57	0.6	0.89	0.25	0.42	0.36	0.3	0.23	0.05
2014	34.7	39.2	18.4	9.5	7.6	7.8	4	4.7	3.9	2.7	2	1.5	1.5	2.5	0.91	0.75	0.32	0.56	0.61	0.89	0.22	0.39	0.37	0.27	0.19	0.04
2013	33.8	39.4	20.1	9.5	6.7	7.7	4	4.7	3.9	2.9	1.8	1.6	2.6	2.4	0.91	0.73	0.27	0.61	0.63	0.89	0.21	0.36	0.38	0.29	0.18	0.04
2012	23.5	39.1	20.6	10.8	6.8	8.1	4.3	4.6	4.1	2.9	1.6	1.7	2.4	2.5	1	0.79	0.26	0.56	-	0.9	0.2	0.34	0.42	0.32	0.17	0.04
2011	33.8	38.5	21.7	10.1	6.6	8.2	4.9	4.3	4	2.7	1.7	1.8	1.7	2.5	1	0.76	0.25	0.55	-	0.88	0.21	0.28	0.48	0.35	0.17	0.04
2010	33.5	39.2	21.6	11.1	6.4	8.5	4.8	4.3	4	2.7	1.6	2	2.8	2.4	1	0.85	0.25	0.63	-	0.91	0.19	0.25	0.58	0.36	0.19	0.04
2009	36.1	39.2	21.9	12.2	5.4	8.7	6	3.5	4	2.7	1.6	2.3	2.8	2.4	1.1	0.97	0.29	0.66	-	0.99	0.23	0.26	0.58	0.34	0.15	0.04
2008	31.7	45.4	22.6	12.8	6	8.5	6.2	4	4.3	2.5	2.1	2.1	2.5	2.6	1.3	0.99	0.36	0.8	-	1.08	0.37	0.29	0.57	0.3	0.15	0.04
2007	31.1	44.3	20.9	12.2	5.8	8.4	5.8	4.5	3.8	2.6	1.9	2	2.4	2.6	1.3	0.83	0.33	0.74	-	0.98	0.32	0.25	0.51	0.3	0.21	0.04
2006	30.4	43.5	26.6	11.5	4.9	8.1	5.4	4.3	3.6	2.3	1.8	1.9	2.5	2.1	1.1	0.75	0.28	0.58	-	0.92	0.25	0.19	0.49	0.31	0.2	0.04
2005	30.6	42.5	27	10.5	4.6	7.7	5	4.4	3.3	2.2	-	1.8	2.5	2.2	1.3	0.67	0.24	-	-	0.92	0.16	0.16	0.41	0.3	0.2	0.04