Military spending in Croatia
Croatia: Military spending was 1.60 billion constant 2022 US$ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Military spending in Croatia, 1992–2023
Source: Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2022 US$.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 1.60 billion constant 2022 US$ for military spending in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending in Croatia peaked at 2.80 billion constant 2022 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 553.02 million constant 2022 US$, in 1992.
Croatia ranks 74th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Military spending in Croatia, year by year
| Year | constant 2022 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 553.02 million constant 2022 US$ | — |
| 1993 | 1.72 billion constant 2022 US$ | +211.6% |
| 1994 | 1.89 billion constant 2022 US$ | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 2.80 billion constant 2022 US$ | +48.1% |
| 1996 | 2.40 billion constant 2022 US$ | -14.2% |
| 1997 | 2.21 billion constant 2022 US$ | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 1.85 billion constant 2022 US$ | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 1.34 billion constant 2022 US$ | -27.9% |
| 2000 | 1.04 billion constant 2022 US$ | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 962.12 million constant 2022 US$ | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 904.87 million constant 2022 US$ | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 904.98 million constant 2022 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 930.19 million constant 2022 US$ | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 901.45 million constant 2022 US$ | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 955.13 million constant 2022 US$ | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 1.11 billion constant 2022 US$ | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 1.25 billion constant 2022 US$ | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 1.17 billion constant 2022 US$ | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.15 billion constant 2022 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.03 billion constant 2022 US$ | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 967.75 million constant 2022 US$ | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 971.83 million constant 2022 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 926.59 million constant 2022 US$ | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 860.49 million constant 2022 US$ | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 830.16 million constant 2022 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 950.08 million constant 2022 US$ | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 1.08 billion constant 2022 US$ | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 1.32 billion constant 2022 US$ | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 1.36 billion constant 2022 US$ | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.50 billion constant 2022 US$ | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 1.52 billion constant 2022 US$ | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.60 billion constant 2022 US$ | +5.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1.60 billion constant 2022 US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.50 billion constant 2022 US$, 25% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1.60 billion constant 2022 US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.44 billion constant 2022 US$, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +211.6% | 553.02 million constant 2022 US$ | 1.72 billion constant 2022 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.84 billion constant 2022 US$ | 553.02 million constant 2022 US$ | 2.80 billion constant 2022 US$ | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.01 billion constant 2022 US$ | 901.45 million constant 2022 US$ | 1.25 billion constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 billion constant 2022 US$ | 830.16 million constant 2022 US$ | 1.32 billion constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 billion constant 2022 US$ | 1.36 billion constant 2022 US$ | 1.60 billion constant 2022 US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 71 Bahrain 1.75 billion constant 2022 US$ compare
- 72 Kazakhstan 1.65 billion constant 2022 US$ compare
- 73 Uruguay 1.62 billion constant 2022 US$ compare
- 75 North Korea 1.57 billion constant 2022 US$ compare
- 76 Sri Lanka 1.52 billion constant 2022 US$ compare
- 77 Ireland 1.51 billion constant 2022 US$ compare
More reference data data for Croatia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2598 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending in Croatia?
- Military spending in Croatia was 1.60 billion constant 2022 US$ in 2023, according to Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.80 billion constant 2022 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest military spending recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 553.02 million constant 2022 US$ in 1992.
- How does Croatia rank for military spending?
- Croatia ranks 74th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.