Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Italy's military expenditure stands at 1.89% as of 2025-12-31, up from 1.59% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Italy's military expenditure was 1.89%, up from 1.59% in 2024.
In 2024, Italy's military expenditure was 1.59%, up from 1.53% in 2023.
In 2023, Italy's military expenditure was 1.53%, down from 1.6% in 2022.
In 2022, Italy's military expenditure was 1.6%, down from 1.61% in 2021.
In 2021, Italy's military expenditure was 1.61%, down from 1.66% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.89% | +0.299% |
| 2024 | 1.59% | +0.0558% |
| 2023 | 1.53% | -0.068% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -0.0062% |
| 2021 | 1.61% | -0.0543% |
| 2020 | 1.66% | +0.4144% |
| 2019 | 1.25% | -0.0724% |
| 2018 | 1.32% | +0.0356% |
| 2017 | 1.28% | -0.0118% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.1175% |
| 2015 | 1.18% | -0.0717% |
| 2014 | 1.25% | -0.1409% |
| 2013 | 1.39% | -0.0278% |
| 2012 | 1.42% | -0.0488% |
| 2011 | 1.47% | -0.026% |
| 2010 | 1.49% | -0.0532% |
| 2009 | 1.55% | +0.0174% |
| 2008 | 1.53% | +0.0891% |
| 2007 | 1.44% | -0.0734% |
| 2006 | 1.51% | -0.0808% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -0.0771% |
| 2004 | 1.67% | -0.0261% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +0.0045% |
| 2002 | 1.69% | +0.0271% |
| 2001 | 1.67% | -0.0665% |
| 2000 | 1.73% | +0.0582% |
| 1999 | 1.68% | +0.039% |
| 1998 | 1.64% | +0.0173% |
| 1997 | 1.62% | +0.0375% |
| 1996 | 1.58% | +0.1218% |
| 1995 | 1.46% | -0.2541% |
| 1994 | 1.71% | -0.073% |
| 1993 | 1.79% | +0.0348% |
| 1992 | 1.75% | -0.1069% |
| 1991 | 1.86% | -0.0219% |
| 1990 | 1.88% | -0.1456% |
| 1989 | 2.03% | -0.0464% |
| 1988 | 2.07% | +0.0125% |
| 1987 | 2.06% | +0.0832% |
| 1986 | 1.98% | +0.0408% |
| 1985 | 1.94% | -0.0722% |
| 1984 | 2.01% | -0.0079% |
| 1983 | 2.02% | +0.0111% |
| 1982 | 2.01% | +0.1843% |
| 1981 | 1.82% | +0.0575% |
| 1980 | 1.76% | -0.1103% |
| 1979 | 1.87% | -0.0058% |
| 1978 | 1.88% | -0.0111% |
| 1977 | 1.89% | +0.0627% |
| 1976 | 1.83% | -0.1471% |
| 1975 | 1.98% | -0.0954% |
| 1974 | 2.07% | -0.1252% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | -0.1954% |
| 1972 | 2.39% | +0.1522% |
| 1971 | 2.24% | +0.1808% |
| 1970 | 2.06% | -0.3642% |
| 1969 | 2.42% | -0.2266% |
| 1968 | 2.65% | -0.1188% |
| 1967 | 2.77% | -0.221% |
| 1966 | 2.99% | +0.2411% |
| 1965 | 2.75% | +0.0202% |
| 1964 | 2.73% | -0.0261% |
| 1963 | 2.75% | +0.1196% |
| 1962 | 2.63% | +0.06% |
| 1961 | 2.57% | -0.14% |
| 1960 | 2.71% | — |
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Italy's military expenditure is 1.89% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.59% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 2.99% (1966); the lowest is 1.18% (2015), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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