DefenseGermany — Defense spendingPrimary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Military spending as % of GDP; measures the national defense effort.1.8% GDP2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseGermany — Defense spending — % of government expenditureMilitary expenditure as a share of total general government expenditure.3.7%2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseGermany — Armed forces at a glance181,000Active personnel · 2024· ≈ order of magnitude≈34,000Reserves≈300Main battle tanks≈1,900Armoured vehiclesShow all 13 figures (+10 more)Show all 13 figures (+9 more)Source: IISS Military Balance 2024 · SIPRI · FAS· Data 2024approximate valuesExploreSaveShareReport
DefenseGermany — Military spending (USD)Military spending in current USD; enables volume comparison.86.1BUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseGermany — Active military personnelNumber of active-duty military personnel; reflects the size of the armed forces.183K2020Source: World Bank· Data 2020Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseGermany — Arms exportsValue of arms transfers exported; indicates weight in the global defense industry.2.1BUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseGermany — Arms importsValue of arms transfers imported; indicates dependence on external suppliers.240MUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseGermany — Military personnel (% labour force)Share of military personnel in the labour force.0.4%2020Source: World Bank· Data 2020Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseGermany — Defense spending — local currency (EUR)Military expenditure in current local currency units (EUR) — domestic-budget view.79.6BEUR2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseGermany — Govt R&D budget — defense (M EUR)Government budget appropriations / outlays for R&D allocated to defense (NABS14) — strategic-tech investment view.4.2KM EUR2025Source: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 09/2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseGermany — Govt R&D budget — defense (% GDP)Defense R&D budget as % of GDP.0.1% GDP2025Source: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 09/2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseGermany — Govt R&D budget — defense per capitaDefense R&D budget in EUR per inhabitant.50.8EUR2025Source: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 09/2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseGermany — Govt R&D budget — total (M EUR)Total government budget appropriations / outlays for R&D — denominator for the defense-share read.46.3KM EUR2025Source: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 09/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseGermany — Govt R&D budget — space (M EUR)Government R&D budget allocated to space (NABS03) — dual-use indicator alongside defense.1.8KM EUR2025Source: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 09/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseGermany — Govt R&D budget — energy (M EUR)Government R&D budget allocated to energy (NABS05) — strategic-autonomy view.2.4KM EUR2025Source: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 09/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
