Military spending as a share of government spending in Serbia
Serbia: Military spending as a share of government spending was 6.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military spending as a share of government spending in Serbia, 2000–2025
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of government spending.
Analysis
In 2025, military spending as a share of government spending in Serbia stood at 6.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of government spending in Serbia peaked at 16.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2015.
That places Serbia 62nd out of 162 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of government spending in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of government spending | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | -27.5% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +16.3% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 4.7% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 6.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of government spending in Serbia?
- Military spending as a share of government spending in Serbia was 6.4% 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 government spending recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of government spending recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2015.
- How does Serbia rank for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Serbia ranks 62nd out of 162 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending as a share of government spending rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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 government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total military expenditure divided by government spending.