Government spending on defence in Ireland
Government spending on defence in Ireland was equal to 0.1% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1995.
Ireland, 2024
0.1%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
1.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
1.5%
Position in 2024
30th of 30
Government spending on defence in Ireland over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.1% | 1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | 1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | 1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | – |
| 2008 | 0.4% | – |
| 2007 | 0.4% | – |
| 2006 | 0.4% | – |
| 2005 | 0.4% | – |
| 2004 | 0.4% | – |
| 2003 | 0.4% | – |
| 2002 | 0.4% | – |
| 2001 | 0.5% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 0.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.4%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1.5%.