DefenseEuropean Union — 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 2024· EU (World Bank aggregate)Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseEuropean Union — Defense spending — % of government expenditureMilitary expenditure as a share of total general government expenditure.3.8%2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024· EU (World Bank aggregate)Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseEuropean Union — Military spending (USD)Military spending in current USD; enables volume comparison.360.2BUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024· EU (World Bank aggregate)Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseEuropean Union — Active military personnelNumber of active-duty military personnel; reflects the size of the armed forces.1.9M2020Source: World Bank· Data 2020· EU (World Bank aggregate)Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseEuropean Union — Arms exportsValue of arms transfers exported; indicates weight in the global defense industry.8.1BUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024· EU (World Bank aggregate)Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseEuropean Union — Arms importsValue of arms transfers imported; indicates dependence on external suppliers.6.3BUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024· EU (World Bank aggregate)Upd. 10/2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseEuropean Union — Military personnel (% labour force)Share of military personnel in the labour force.0.9%2020Source: World Bank· Data 2020· EU (World Bank aggregate)Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseEuropean Union — Defense spending — local currency (EUR)Military expenditure in current local currency units (EUR) — domestic-budget view.1.1BEUR2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024· EU (World Bank aggregate)Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
