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Military spending in Germany from 1953 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars¹)

Characteristic	Spending in billion U.S. dollars
2025	113.59
2024	86.15
2023	68.58
2022	56.13
2021	56.52
2020	53.43
2019	49.08
2018	46.52
2017	42.57
2016	39.95
2015	38.19
2014	44.72
2013	44.26
2012	43.8
2011	45.22
2010	43.07
2009	44.71
2008	45.28
2007	40.16
2006	35.92
2005	35.67
2004	35.67
2003	32.92
2002	27.61
2001	25.72
2000	26.44
1999	30.56
1998	31.06
1997	31.12
1996	36.53
1995	38.56
1994	34.04
1993	34.87
1992	39.32
1991	37.02
1990	39.65
1989	31.49
1988	32.88
1987	31.98
1986	25.94
1985	18.67
1984	18.86
1983	20.73
1982	20.94
1981	21.64
1980	25.01
1979	23.22
1978	20.07
1977	16.21
1976	14.48
1975	14.31
1974	12.91
1973	11.19
1972	8.44
1971	6.8
1970	5.78
1969	5.13
1968	4.52
1967	5.01
1966	4.74
1965	4.66
1964	4.58
1963	4.67
1962	4.04
1961	3.06
1960	2.7
1959	2.47
1958	1.53
1957	2
1956	1.61
1955	1.65
1954	1.4
1953	1.38

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April 2026

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Germany

Survey time period

1953 to 2025

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¹ All figures in current prices, converted at the exchange rate of the respective year.

Figures were rounded for a better understanding of the statistic.

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Military spending in Germany has increased in recent years. In 2025, it amounted to almost 114 billion U.S. dollars. Military spending is regulated by a military budget, otherwise referred to as a defense budget.

German army

Germany is known for having had comparatively low military expenditure lately. Based on definitions provided by NATO, military or defense spending is supported not only by the military budget, but also by the Foreign Office for peacemaking and peacekeeping measures. Germany has a Ministry of Defence (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung). The current Minister of Defence is Boris Pistorius. His duties include not only being the commander in chief of the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) in times of peace, but also heading the German army administration and overseeing civilian staff in the military.

International operations

The largest number of German soldiers participating in international operations were stationed in Syria, Kosovo, and Lebanon. When Russia invaded Ukraine, Germany provided a lot of military support for soldiers. Recently, there has been a lot of debate about whether Germany needs to increase the amount of funding they put into the military. However, there is no simple answer and there are many different opinions in the government about what should be done.