Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Portugal's military expenditure stands at 1.71% as of 2025-12-31, up from 1.44% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Portugal's military expenditure was 1.71%, up from 1.44% in 2024.
In 2024, Portugal's military expenditure was 1.44%, up from 1.21% in 2023.
In 2023, Portugal's military expenditure was 1.21%, down from 1.36% in 2022.
In 2022, Portugal's military expenditure was 1.36%, down from 1.52% in 2021.
In 2021, Portugal's military expenditure was 1.52%, up from 1.44% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.71% | +0.267% |
| 2024 | 1.44% | +0.236% |
| 2023 | 1.21% | -0.1497% |
| 2022 | 1.36% | -0.1578% |
| 2021 | 1.52% | +0.0792% |
| 2020 | 1.44% | +0.0615% |
| 2019 | 1.38% | -0.0142% |
| 2018 | 1.39% | -0.0702% |
| 2017 | 1.46% | -0.1093% |
| 2016 | 1.57% | -0.0063% |
| 2015 | 1.58% | +0.0797% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -0.1844% |
| 2013 | 1.68% | -0.1428% |
| 2012 | 1.82% | +0.2548% |
| 2011 | 1.57% | -0.0301% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +0.0496% |
| 2009 | 1.55% | +0.1323% |
| 2008 | 1.42% | +0.038% |
| 2007 | 1.38% | -0.1342% |
| 2006 | 1.51% | -0.0817% |
| 2005 | 1.59% | +0.0877% |
| 2004 | 1.51% | +0.0725% |
| 2003 | 1.43% | -0.0312% |
| 2002 | 1.46% | +0.0198% |
| 2001 | 1.45% | +0.038% |
| 2000 | 1.41% | -0.0192% |
| 1999 | 1.43% | +0.0033% |
| 1998 | 1.42% | -0.1185% |
| 1997 | 1.54% | -0.0601% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -0.1055% |
| 1995 | 1.71% | +0.0259% |
| 1994 | 1.68% | -0.1053% |
| 1993 | 1.79% | -0.0187% |
| 1992 | 1.81% | -0.0247% |
| 1991 | 1.83% | -0.0109% |
| 1990 | 1.84% | -0.0467% |
| 1989 | 1.89% | +0.0021% |
| 1988 | 1.89% | +0.0261% |
| 1987 | 1.86% | -0.0565% |
| 1986 | 1.92% | +0.0723% |
| 1985 | 1.84% | -0.0178% |
| 1984 | 1.86% | -0.048% |
| 1983 | 1.91% | -0.1259% |
| 1982 | 2.04% | +0.0325% |
| 1981 | 2% | -0.0241% |
| 1980 | 2.03% | -0.0019% |
| 1979 | 2.03% | -0.0653% |
| 1978 | 2.09% | +0.0237% |
| 1977 | 2.07% | -0.2881% |
| 1976 | 2.36% | -0.7368% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | -1.25% |
| 1974 | 4.34% | +0.8627% |
| 1973 | 3.48% | -0.5815% |
| 1972 | 4.06% | -0.2707% |
| 1971 | 4.33% | +0.1939% |
| 1970 | 4.14% | -0.0011% |
| 1969 | 4.14% | -0.3638% |
| 1968 | 4.5% | +0.039% |
| 1967 | 4.46% | +0.6109% |
| 1966 | 3.85% | +0.0393% |
| 1965 | 3.81% | -0.2979% |
| 1964 | 4.11% | +0.1557% |
| 1963 | 3.96% | -0.2709% |
| 1962 | 4.23% | +0.3392% |
| 1961 | 3.89% | +1.33% |
| 1960 | 2.56% | — |
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Portugal's military expenditure is 1.71% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.44% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 4.5% (1968); the lowest is 1.21% (2023), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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