Kosovo - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Kosovo was 78,965,010 as of 2020. Over the past 12 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 78,965,010 in 2020 and 927,235 in 2008.

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.

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Year Value
2008 927,235
2009 27,227,090
2010 38,578,120
2011 50,968,860
2012 43,390,400
2013 48,597,680
2014 53,575,790
2015 49,984,160
2016 51,937,620
2017 57,262,630
2018 63,344,080
2019 65,705,330
2020 78,965,010

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Kosovo was 58,688,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 58,688,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 633,000 in 2008.

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
2008 633,000
2009 19,599,230
2010 29,128,220
2011 36,664,710
2012 33,770,490
2013 36,601,780
2014 40,381,720
2015 45,070,720
2016 46,962,000
2017 51,036,000
2018 53,667,000
2019 58,688,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Kosovo was 1.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 1.06 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 2008.

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.

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Year Value
2008 0.02
2009 0.48
2010 0.66
2011 0.76
2012 0.67
2013 0.69
2014 0.73
2015 0.78
2016 0.77
2017 0.80
2018 0.80
2019 0.83
2020 1.06

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Kosovo was 3.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 3.17 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.07 in 2008.

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
2008 0.07
2009 1.79
2010 2.42
2011 2.71
2012 2.35
2013 2.46
2014 2.74
2015 2.87
2016 2.73
2017 2.85
2018 2.73
2019 2.79
2020 3.17

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade