DEFENCE BUDGET EXPENDITURE

Republic of Latvia Defence Budget Dynamics 2001-2021, Million EURDefence Budget % of GDP

BUDGET CATEGORIES

The most significant expenditure positions in 2019, million EUR

Capabilities development projects in 2019, million EUR

* excluding personnel and maintenance expenses.

Projects cofinanced byForeign Financial Aid

9,78

Latvian Geospatial Information Agency

7,98Latvian Cadet Force and Information Centre

7,51International payments

9,82Pension fund for military personnel

13,06

Renovation of the NAF infrastructure,capital investment andinstallation maintenance

66,10NAF regular forces’ task completion andensuring multinationaloperations and training

60,72Capabilities development

projects

219,16

NAF personnel

159,73

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

0,9

1,2 1,2 1,2

1,4 1,41,5

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1,09 1,04

0,91 0,94 0,941,05

1,45

1,7

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6897 115 133

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244

324370

230196 212 199 214 223

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363

460

594 637 653 689

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

investment

maintenance

personnel

52.96 114.57 158.93 258.32 217.2 207.1 246.21

75.34 88.32 134.83 144.95 195.44 199.45 179.22

127.03 159.76 165.81 190.28 224.01 246.49 263.17

255.33 362.65 459.57 593.55 636.65 653.04 688.60

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Mechanization of NAFLand ForcesMechanized InfantryBrigade

36,8

Air policing andAir Defence capabilities

15,0

Provision of Command andControl and Communicationsfor managing crisis situations

25,9

ZNational Guardcapability development

11,1Indirect Fire Support andreconnaissance capabilityat operational andtactical levels

38,6Combat Engineer

capability development

13,4

NAF personal equipment

18,7

Rearmament of the NAFand building theammunition reserves

29,2

Ensuring the presence of High ReadinessForces and allied forces

3,9

Special Task Unitcapability development

8,5

Tactical AirTransportation capability

18,1