Military expenditure in local currency rose 4.98% to PLN 45.6 bil in Poland in 2019, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Poland reached an all time high of PLN 45.6 bil in 2019 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 66.7 bil, EUR 44.0 bil in Germany, RUB 4,211 bil in Russia and UAH 135 bil in Ukraine in 2019.
Poland has been ranked 62nd within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 2 places above 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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