Military expenditure in Croatia

Croatia: Military expenditure was 1.51 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.51 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
138th
of 167 countries
All-time high
1.51 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
27.33 million current LCU
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Military expenditure in Croatia, 1992–2024

0500.0M1.0B1.5B1992200820241992: 27.3M current LCU1993: 555.3M current LCU1994: 1.3B current LCU1995: 1.4B current LCU1996: 1.4B current LCU1997: 1.5B current LCU1998: 1.2B current LCU1999: 977.8M current LCU2000: 724.9M current LCU2001: 696.9M current LCU2002: 766.5M current LCU2003: 631.3M current LCU2004: 585.3M current LCU2005: 631.0M current LCU2006: 658.2M current LCU2007: 696.9M current LCU2008: 848.8M current LCU2009: 791.8M current LCU2010: 741.3M current LCU2011: 784.8M current LCU2012: 741.8M current LCU2013: 724.6M current LCU2014: 811.3M current LCU2015: 803.9M current LCU2016: 756.0M current LCU2017: 812.3M current LCU2018: 805.4M current LCU2019: 880.5M current LCU2020: 861.0M current LCU2021: 1.2B current LCU2022: 1.2B current LCU2023: 1.3B current LCU2024: 1.5B current LCU

Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2024, military expenditure in Croatia stood at 1.51 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 85.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military expenditure in Croatia peaked at 1.51 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.33 million current LCU, in 1992.

Croatia ranks 138th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.04 billion current LCU 27.33 million current LCU 1.47 billion current LCU 8
2000s 703.17 million current LCU 585.35 million current LCU 848.84 million current LCU 10
2010s 786.17 million current LCU 724.58 million current LCU 880.48 million current LCU 10
2020s 1.21 billion current LCU 860.97 million current LCU 1.51 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 135 Cape Verde 1.72 billion current LCU compare
  2. 136 Georgia 1.67 billion current LCU compare
  3. 137 Trinidad and Tobago 1.59 billion current LCU compare
  4. 139 Eswatini 1.46 billion current LCU compare
  5. 140 Estonia 1.33 billion current LCU compare
  6. 141 Latvia 1.32 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is military expenditure in Croatia?
Military expenditure in Croatia was 1.51 billion current LCU in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 1.51 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 27.33 million current LCU in 1992.
How does Croatia rank for military expenditure?
Croatia ranks 138th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is military expenditure rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
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Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)