Military expenditure in local currency rose 4.38% to PLN 37.7 bil in Poland in 2017, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Poland reached an all time high of PLN 38.5 bil in 2015 and an all time low of PLN 0.001 bil in 1960. When compared to Poland's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in Czech Republic amounted to CZK 48.9 bil, EUR 37.8 bil in Germany, RUB 3,880 bil in Russia and UAH 86.1 bil in Ukraine in 2017.
Poland has been ranked 69th within the group of 151 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Austria | EUR bil | 2.61 | 2.80 | 2.87 | 2.98 | 3.37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | EUR bil | 3.85 | 3.93 | 4.10 | 4.25 | 4.67 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | CNY bil | 1,320 | 1,424 | 1,538 | 1,660 | 1,781 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | CZK bil | 47.8 | 48.9 | 58.9 | 66.7 | 75.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | EUR bil | 42.8 | 43.8 | 43.6 | 44.8 | 46.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | EUR bil | 36.1 | 37.7 | 39.4 | 43.8 | 46.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | HUF bil | 363 | 469 | 437 | 637 | 852 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | JPY bil | 5,060 | 5,051 | 5,358 | 5,536 | 5,487 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | PLN bil | 36.1 | 37.7 | 43.5 | 45.2 | 52.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | RON bil | 10.7 | 14.8 | 17.2 | 19.5 | 21.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | RUB bil | 4,645 | 3,902 | 3,863 | 4,217 | 4,462 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | EUR bil | 0.907 | 0.935 | 1.10 | 1.61 | 1.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | 640 | 647 | 682 | 734 | 778 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | UAH bil | 75.3 | 86.1 | 114 | 140 | 160 |
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