Germany - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Germany was 52,764,760,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 52,764,760,000 in 2020 and 2,715,197,000 in 1960.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2,715,197,000
1961 3,074,753,000
1962 4,055,355,000
1963 4,688,621,000
1964 4,601,310,000
1965 4,686,319,000
1966 4,766,404,000
1967 5,037,954,000
1968 4,544,110,000
1969 5,150,519,000
1970 5,805,254,000
1971 6,829,978,000
1972 8,478,071,000
1973 11,237,900,000
1974 12,965,200,000
1975 14,381,440,000
1976 14,549,820,000
1977 16,288,880,000
1978 20,159,790,000
1979 23,323,130,000
1980 25,125,770,000
1981 21,738,730,000
1982 21,037,570,000
1983 20,828,210,000
1984 18,943,610,000
1985 18,752,460,000
1986 26,065,370,000
1987 32,131,500,000
1988 33,036,670,000
1989 31,631,610,000
1990 39,834,660,000
1991 37,196,730,000
1992 39,502,450,000
1993 35,030,540,000
1994 34,197,700,000
1995 38,742,700,000
1996 36,701,190,000
1997 31,267,710,000
1998 31,200,770,000
1999 30,690,160,000
2000 26,497,590,000
2001 25,815,400,000
2002 27,611,360,000
2003 32,997,360,000
2004 35,776,570,000
2005 30,324,970,000
2006 35,883,660,000
2007 40,110,860,000
2008 45,098,950,000
2009 44,528,930,000
2010 43,025,920,000
2011 45,163,210,000
2012 43,798,220,000
2013 44,242,650,000
2014 44,662,830,000
2015 38,170,020,000
2016 39,855,050,000
2017 42,210,260,000
2018 46,423,020,000
2019 49,007,510,000
2020 52,764,760,000

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Germany was 44,014,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44,014,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 5,924,717,000 in 1960.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

Year Value
1960 5,924,717,000
1961 6,443,033,000
1962 8,427,631,000
1963 9,743,650,000
1964 9,562,206,000
1965 9,738,868,000
1966 9,905,294,000
1967 10,469,620,000
1968 9,443,334,000
1969 10,551,870,000
1970 11,038,720,000
1971 12,445,700,000
1972 14,044,940,000
1973 15,604,000,000
1974 17,430,870,000
1975 18,382,570,000
1976 19,033,930,000
1977 19,651,810,000
1978 21,037,750,000
1979 22,209,440,000
1980 23,727,370,000
1981 25,524,590,000
1982 26,522,200,000
1983 27,628,850,000
1984 28,009,530,000
1985 28,681,930,000
1986 29,405,980,000
1987 30,004,740,000
1988 30,143,430,000
1989 30,896,180,000
1990 33,438,500,000
1991 32,070,740,000
1992 32,049,690,000
1993 30,089,870,000
1994 28,832,100,000
1995 28,846,440,000
1996 28,692,450,000
1997 28,169,260,000
1998 28,524,110,000
1999 29,271,120,000
2000 29,224,250,000
2001 29,314,160,000
2002 29,811,530,000
2003 29,708,230,000
2004 29,277,820,000
2005 29,268,250,000
2006 29,043,480,000
2007 30,041,000,000
2008 31,717,000,000
2009 33,199,000,000
2010 33,866,000,000
2011 33,641,000,000
2012 34,611,000,000
2013 33,791,000,000
2014 33,327,000,000
2015 33,381,000,000
2016 35,921,000,000
2017 37,759,000,000
2018 39,406,000,000
2019 44,014,000,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Germany was 1.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.90 in 1963, while its lowest value was 1.07 in 2005.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.77
1961 3.74
1962 4.50
1963 4.90
1964 4.38
1965 4.09
1966 3.91
1967 4.08
1968 3.41
1969 3.40
1970 3.01
1971 3.06
1972 3.17
1973 3.16
1974 3.26
1975 3.28
1976 3.14
1977 3.04
1978 3.05
1979 2.96
1980 2.96
1981 3.04
1982 3.03
1983 3.03
1984 2.93
1985 2.87
1986 2.79
1987 2.77
1988 2.64
1989 2.53
1990 2.52
1991 2.00
1992 1.86
1993 1.69
1994 1.55
1995 1.50
1996 1.47
1997 1.41
1998 1.39
1999 1.40
2000 1.36
2001 1.32
2002 1.33
2003 1.32
2004 1.27
2005 1.07
2006 1.20
2007 1.17
2008 1.21
2009 1.31
2010 1.27
2011 1.21
2012 1.24
2013 1.19
2014 1.15
2015 1.14
2016 1.15
2017 1.15
2018 1.17
2019 1.27
2020 1.40

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Germany was 2.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 4.28 in 1991, while its lowest value was 2.28 in 2005.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1991 4.28
1992 3.92
1993 3.51
1994 3.21
1995 2.72
1996 2.97
1997 2.91
1998 2.89
1999 2.90
2000 2.86
2001 2.80
2002 2.79
2003 2.74
2004 2.72
2005 2.28
2006 2.65
2007 2.70
2008 2.74
2009 2.72
2010 2.63
2011 2.67
2012 2.76
2013 2.64
2014 2.60
2015 2.58
2016 2.59
2017 2.61
2018 2.64
2019 2.81
2020 2.60

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade