Defence data for neutral European countries and Slovenia (2000)
| Country |
Number of troops |
Percentage of GDP for defence |
Defence expenditures (1 m USD) |
Defence expenditures per capita (USD) |
Defence expenditures per soldier (USD)* |
| Austria |
40,000 |
0.8 |
1,609 |
196 |
40,225 |
| Finland |
31,700 |
1.3 |
1,522 |
294 |
48,013 |
| Ireland |
11,500 |
0.7 |
684 |
183 |
59,478 |
| Slovenia |
9,000 |
1.2 |
223 |
112 |
24,778 |
| Sweden |
52,700 |
2.2 |
5,190 |
583 |
98,482 |
| Switzerland |
27,700 |
1.2 |
2,900 |
393 |
104,693 |
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* Based on number of soldiers in active component
Source: The Military Balance 2001-2002. The International Institute for Strategic Studies,
London.
A comparison of defence expenditures of neutral countries and
Slovenia shows that neutral countries direct relatively more financial
resources to defence expenditures than does Slovenia. The shares of
GDP for defence and the absolute amounts are indeed different due to
varying economic strength, size and number of inhabitants, and this
also does not say a great deal about the financial burdens shouldered
by the country. A comparison of defence data per capita and per
soldier indicates, however, that all neutral states direct
considerably more toward defence than does Slovenia.
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