Military spending, per capita in Slovakia
Slovakia: Military spending, per capita was 530.33 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military spending, per capita in Slovakia, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending, per capita in Slovakia is 530.33 constant 2024 US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per capita in Slovakia peaked at 530.33 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 207.4 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 2013.
Slovakia ranks 40th of 161 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Military spending, per capita in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 243.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1994 | 250.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 441.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | +76.6% |
| 1996 | 438.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 351.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.7% |
| 1998 | 274.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.9% |
| 1999 | 239.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 249.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 281.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 286.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 303.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 282.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 305.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 309.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 313.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 320.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 306.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 267.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 229.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 229.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 207.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 213.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 253.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 259.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 263.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 299.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 429.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +43.5% |
| 2020 | 452.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 427.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 444.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 437.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 513.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2025 | 530.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.2% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 530.33 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 883.8 constant 2024 US$ per person, 60% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 530.33 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 531.76 constant 2024 US$ per person, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per capita in Slovakia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +76.6% | 250.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | 441.72 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 319.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | 239.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | 441.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 295.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | 249.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | 320.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 265.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | 207.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | 429.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 467.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | 427.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | 530.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 37 New Zealand 543.27 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 38 Slovenia 536.77 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 39 Armenia 533.19 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 41 Portugal 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 42 Algeria 508.66 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 43 Croatia 497.95 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Slovakia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1453 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7263 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7911 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per capita in Slovakia?
- Military spending, per capita in Slovakia was 530.33 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 530.33 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 207.4 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2013.
- How does Slovakia rank for military spending, per capita?
- Slovakia ranks 40th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.