Europe Military Spending 2025: $816.9bn, 29.8% of World Total
Europe's 44 tracked countries spent a combined $816.9bn on defense in 2025, equal to 29.8% of world military spending, with Russia the largest single spender at $158.2bn.
Key takeaways
- Europe's 44 tracked countries spent a combined $816.9bn on defense in 2025
- That total equals 29.8% of world military spending
- Russia is the largest single spender in the region at $158.2bn, or 19.4% of Europe's total
- The top 8 spenders account for 76.1% of Europe's $816.9bn total
Verdict
Europe's 44 tracked countries spent $816.9bn on defense in 2025, or 29.8% of world military spending, with Russia the largest single spender at $158.2bn. This total is our own sum of the 44 Europe countries SIPRI reports for 2025; countries without a 2025 figure are excluded.
At a glance
| Europe total (2025) | $816.9bn44 countries, our calculation from SIPRI data |
|---|---|
| Share of world spending | 29.8%Nearly three of every ten dollars spent globally |
| Largest spender | Russia — $158.2bn19.4% of Europe's total |
| Countries tracked | 44SIPRI-reported European countries with a 2025 figure |
| Top 8 share of regional total | 76.1%Remaining 36 countries split the other 23.9% |
Europe's 44 tracked countries spent a combined $816.9bn on defense in 2025 — equal to 29.8% of world military spending. Russia is the region's largest single spender, at $158.2bn.
01 Europe's 2025 Military Spending: $816.9bn
SIPRI tracks military expenditure for 44 European countries in its 2025 dataset. Summed together, in constant 2024 US dollars, those countries spent $816.9bn on their militaries in 2025. That figure is not a single line item published by SIPRI itself — it is the sum of the 44 individual country entries SIPRI reports for the region, calculated here to give a single citable regional total.
Russia tops the list at $158.2bn, followed by Germany at $106.7bn and the United Kingdom at $88.0bn. Together the top three account for more than 43% of everything Europe spent on defense in 2025.
02 Europe's Share of World Military Spending
Europe's $816.9bn represents 29.8% of world military spending in 2025 — meaning nearly three of every ten dollars spent on defense globally in 2025 was spent by a European country.
That share is concentrated at the top: Russia alone accounts for 19.4% of Europe's $816.9bn regional total, more than the next two countries — Germany at 13.1% and the United Kingdom at 10.8% — combined.
03 The Top 8 Spenders, Ranked
Eight countries account for the large majority of Europe's regional total. Ranked by 2025 spending, with each country's share of the $816.9bn Europe total:
| Rank | Country | 2025 Spending | Share of Europe Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | $158.2bn | 19.4% |
| 2 | Germany | $106.7bn | 13.1% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | $88.0bn | 10.8% |
| 4 | Ukraine | $77.6bn | 9.5% |
| 5 | France | $64.5bn | 7.9% |
| 6 | Italy | $45.4bn | 5.6% |
| 7 | Poland | $42.5bn | 5.2% |
| 8 | Spain | $37.7bn | 4.6% |
These eight countries together account for 76.1% of Europe's $816.9bn total, leaving the remaining 36 tracked countries to split the other 23.9%.
These figures describe reported expenditure only. A country's rank in this table reflects its share of measured 2025 military spending — it is not a claim about military capability, alliance strength, or strategic standing.
04 Methodology, Coverage and Where to Go Next
All figures are in SIPRI constant 2024 US dollars, which adjust for inflation but not for exchange-rate shifts between countries. 2025 is a reported year in this dataset, not a projection.
Sum of the 44 Europe countries SIPRI reports for 2025. Countries without a 2025 figure are excluded.
Because this total is our own calculation from SIPRI's country-level data rather than a SIPRI-published regional figure, it should be cited as such — not attributed to SIPRI directly. Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database (data as of July 7, 2026). For the full country-by-country picture across all regions, see the 2025 world rankings.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How much did Europe spend on its military in 2025?
- Europe's 44 tracked countries spent a combined $816.9bn on defense in 2025, in constant 2024 US dollars.
- What share of world military spending does Europe account for?
- Europe's $816.9bn is 29.8% of world military spending in 2025.
- Which European country spends the most on its military?
- Russia is the largest spender at $158.2bn, equal to 19.4% of Europe's $816.9bn total, ahead of Germany ($106.7bn) and the United Kingdom ($88.0bn).
- Is the $816.9bn figure published by SIPRI directly?
- No. It is our calculation from SIPRI's country-level data, summing the 44 European countries SIPRI reports for 2025 — not a SIPRI-published regional total.
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