Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Ireland's military expenditure stands at 0.2191% as of 2025-12-31, up from 0.2189% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Ireland's military expenditure was 0.2191%, up from 0.2189% in 2024.
In 2024, Ireland's military expenditure was 0.2189%, down from 0.2239% in 2023.
In 2023, Ireland's military expenditure was 0.2239%, up from 0.2126% in 2022.
In 2022, Ireland's military expenditure was 0.2126%, down from 0.239% in 2021.
In 2021, Ireland's military expenditure was 0.239%, down from 0.263% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.2191% | +0.0003% |
| 2024 | 0.2189% | -0.005% |
| 2023 | 0.2239% | +0.0113% |
| 2022 | 0.2126% | -0.0265% |
| 2021 | 0.239% | -0.024% |
| 2020 | 0.263% | -0.0102% |
| 2019 | 0.2732% | -0.0067% |
| 2018 | 0.2799% | -0.0164% |
| 2017 | 0.2963% | -0.032% |
| 2016 | 0.3282% | -0.0019% |
| 2015 | 0.3302% | -0.118% |
| 2014 | 0.4482% | -0.0442% |
| 2013 | 0.4924% | -0.0177% |
| 2012 | 0.5101% | -0.0302% |
| 2011 | 0.5403% | -0.0349% |
| 2010 | 0.5752% | -0.0259% |
| 2009 | 0.6012% | +0.0242% |
| 2008 | 0.577% | +0.0682% |
| 2007 | 0.5088% | -0.0044% |
| 2006 | 0.5132% | -0.0275% |
| 2005 | 0.5406% | -0.0273% |
| 2004 | 0.5679% | -0.0196% |
| 2003 | 0.5875% | -0.0464% |
| 2002 | 0.6338% | -0.0689% |
| 2001 | 0.7028% | +0.0078% |
| 2000 | 0.695% | -0.0551% |
| 1999 | 0.7501% | -0.073% |
| 1998 | 0.8231% | -0.1006% |
| 1997 | 0.9236% | -0.0673% |
| 1996 | 0.9909% | -0.0245% |
| 1995 | 1.02% | -0.0934% |
| 1994 | 1.11% | -0.0305% |
| 1993 | 1.14% | -0.0649% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -0.0498% |
| 1991 | 1.25% | +0.0504% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | +0.098% |
| 1989 | 1.11% | -0.094% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -0.0829% |
| 1987 | 1.28% | -0.1409% |
| 1986 | 1.42% | +0.0072% |
| 1985 | 1.42% | +0.0036% |
| 1984 | 1.41% | -0.0802% |
| 1983 | 1.49% | -0.0986% |
| 1982 | 1.59% | +0.0106% |
| 1981 | 1.58% | -0.0847% |
| 1980 | 1.67% | +0.0831% |
| 1979 | 1.58% | +0.0991% |
| 1978 | 1.48% | -0.0421% |
| 1977 | 1.53% | -0.09% |
| 1976 | 1.62% | -0.0108% |
| 1975 | 1.63% | +0.219% |
| 1974 | 1.41% | +0.0942% |
| 1973 | 1.31% | -0.0161% |
| 1972 | 1.33% | +0.0849% |
| 1971 | 1.24% | +0.0853% |
| 1970 | 1.16% | +0.0593% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -0.0336% |
| 1968 | 1.13% | -0.0543% |
| 1967 | 1.19% | -0.0472% |
| 1966 | 1.23% | -0.0925% |
| 1965 | 1.33% | +0.0237% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | +0.0604% |
| 1963 | 1.24% | -0.0474% |
| 1962 | 1.29% | -0.0299% |
| 1961 | 1.32% | -0.0102% |
| 1960 | 1.33% | — |
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Ireland's military expenditure is 0.2191% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 0.2189% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 1.67% (1980); the lowest is 0.2126% (2022), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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