Government spending on defence in Czechia

Government spending on defence in Czechia was equal to 1.3% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2005.

Measure: Government spending on defence Unit: % of GDP Data: 1995 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Czechia, 2024 1.3% % of GDP
Change from 2023 +0.1percentage points 2023: 1.2%
European Union, 2024 1.5% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 1.5% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 21st of 30 See the full ranking

Government spending on defence in Czechia over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government spending on defence (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period CzechiaEuropean Union
2024 1.3% 1.5%
2023 1.2% 1.3%
2022 1.0% 1.3%
2021 1.0% 1.3%
2020 1.0% 1.3%
2019 0.9% 1.2%
2018 0.9% 1.2%
2017 0.8% 1.2%
2016 0.7% 1.2%
2015 0.9% 1.2%
2014 0.7% 1.1%
2013 0.8% 1.2%
2012 0.8% 1.2%
2011 0.9% 1.3%
2010 1.0% 1.4%
2009 1.0% –
2008 1.0% –
2007 1.1% –
2006 1.1% –
2005 1.5% –
2004 1.3% –
2003 1.9% –
2002 1.8% –
2001 1.7% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 1.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 0.7%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Czechia has the 21st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1.5%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_exp · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A cofog99=GF02 na_item=TE sector=S13 unit=PC_GDP
Observation period
1995 to 2024 for Czechia
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat