Military spending in Czechia
Czechia: Military spending was 5.11 billion constant 2022 US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Military spending in Czechia, 1993–2023
Source: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2022 US$.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 5.11 billion constant 2022 US$ for military spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 109.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending in Czechia peaked at 5.11 billion constant 2022 US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.74 billion constant 2022 US$, in 1994.
Czechia ranks 48th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.86 billion constant 2022 US$ | 1.74 billion constant 2022 US$ | 1.94 billion constant 2022 US$ | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.89 billion constant 2022 US$ | 1.94 billion constant 2022 US$ | 3.55 billion constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2.25 billion constant 2022 US$ | 3.82 billion constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.75 billion constant 2022 US$ | 4.35 billion constant 2022 US$ | 5.11 billion constant 2022 US$ | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending in Czechia?
- Military spending in Czechia was 5.11 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.11 billion constant 2022 US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest military spending recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 billion constant 2022 US$ in 1994.
- How does Czechia rank for military spending?
- Czechia ranks 48th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.