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Defence spending

Tracks annual defence budgets, supplementary allocations and reported expenditure. Distinguishes planned funding from reported execution, with dates, currencies and sources so changes can be compared over time.

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Defence expenditure

2020–2026 8 observations2026: $1.52 Bn* Initial approved budget

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Figures and sources (8)
National budget · 2020–2026 · USD · current prices
YearAmount (USD)Implementation stageSources
2026$1.52 Bn*Initial approved budgetArmenia Ministry of Finance · Citizen Budget2026 · p.19
Notes and conversion

Defence · functional budget classification

As of:

Original-source amount: 566,300 AMD million

Year-to-date average · provisional: 371.32 AMD / USD
2026-01-01–2026-09-30

Armenia Ministry of Finance · Citizen Budget2026 · p.19Armenia Ministry of Finance · approved 2026 budget collectionStatistical Committee of Armenia — preliminary January–September 2026 indicators, page 4; corroborated by CBA monthly averages
2025$1.72 BnInitial approved budgetArmenia Ministry of Finance · Citizen Budget2025 · p.12
Notes and conversion

Defence · functional budget classification

As of:

Original-source amount: 667,900 AMD million

Annual average: 387.01 AMD / USD
2025-01-01–2025-12-31

Armenia Ministry of Finance · Citizen Budget2025 · p.12Armenia Ministry of Finance · approved 2025 budget collectionCentral Bank of Armenia — Annual-average exchange-rate table, USD column
2025$1.75 BnReported executionArmenia Ministry of Finance · 2025 simplified execution report · p. 31
Notes and conversion

Defence · functional budget classification

As of:

Original-source amount: 678,800 AMD million

Annual average: 387.01 AMD / USD
2025-01-01–2025-12-31

Armenia Ministry of Finance · 2025 simplified execution report · p. 31Central Bank of Armenia — Annual-average exchange-rate table, USD column
2024$1.39 BnReported executionArmenia Ministry of Finance · 2024 simplified execution report · p. 31
Notes and conversion

Defence · functional budget classification

As of:

Original-source amount: 549,000 AMD million

Annual average: 392.73 AMD / USD
2024-01-01–2024-12-31

Armenia Ministry of Finance · 2024 simplified execution report · p. 31Central Bank of Armenia — Annual-average exchange-rate table, USD column
2023$1.33 BnReported executionArmenia Ministry of Finance · 2023 simplified execution report · p. 31
Notes and conversion

Defence · functional budget classification

As of:

Original-source amount: 525,900 AMD million

Annual average: 392.48 AMD / USD
2023-01-01–2023-12-31

Armenia Ministry of Finance · 2023 simplified execution report · p. 31Central Bank of Armenia — Annual-average exchange-rate table, USD column
2022$1.1 BnReported executionArmenia Ministry of Finance · 2022 simplified execution report · p. 34
Notes and conversion

Defence · functional budget classification

As of:

Original-source amount: 480,400 AMD million

Annual average: 435.67 AMD / USD
2022-01-01–2022-12-31

Armenia Ministry of Finance · 2022 simplified execution report · p. 34Central Bank of Armenia — Annual-average exchange-rate table, USD column
2021$666.97 MnReported executionArmenia Ministry of Finance · 2021 simplified execution report · p. 25
Notes and conversion

Defence · functional budget classification

As of:

Original-source amount: 336,000 AMD million

Annual average: 503.77 AMD / USD
2021-01-01–2021-12-31

Armenia Ministry of Finance · 2021 simplified execution report · p. 25Central Bank of Armenia — Annual-average exchange-rate table, USD column
2020$793.03 MnReported executionArmenia Ministry of Finance · 2020 simplified execution report · p. 26
Notes and conversion

Defence · functional budget classification

As of:

Original-source amount: 387,800 AMD million

Annual average: 489.01 AMD / USD
2020-01-01–2020-12-31

Armenia Ministry of Finance · 2020 simplified execution report · p. 26Central Bank of Armenia — Annual-average exchange-rate table, USD column
Coverage, currency and methodology

USD at each amount’s reference-period average exchange rate. Original amounts, rate periods and sources are available below. Current-year conversions are provisional; values are not adjusted for inflation.

* 2026 uses the available year-to-date average; the full-year average is not yet available.

Approved allocations and reported expenditure remain separate. Armenia’s functional Defence category differs from Azerbaijan’s broader defence and national-security budget. Source figures are rounded to AMD 0.1 billion. Reported execution covers 2020–2025; gaps do not mean zero spending.

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2026 defence allocation: $1.52 Bn

ApprovedOfficial report

The final Citizen Budget allocates about $1.52 Bn to the functional Defence category for 2026. USD conversion uses the provisional 2026 YTD average.

Details and sources

The date is the verification date, not an adoption or publication date. The final 2026 Citizen Budget is linked separately from its preliminary version by the Finance Ministry and accompanies the approved budget collection. Slide 19 gives the planned 2026 allocation; it is not actual expenditure. The earlier draft value 567.5 billion is not substituted for this final figure. Official reporting has not been independently corroborated.

Original-source amount: The final Citizen Budget gives AMD 566.3 billion for the functional Defence category.

US$1,525.1 million. Original-source amount: 566,300.0 AMD million. Year-to-date average · provisional (2026-01-01–2026-09-30): 371.32 AMD / USD.

Fiscal year end

2025: reported defence expenditure

Reported executionOfficial report

The Finance Ministry reports about $1.75 Bn in the functional Defence category for 2025.

Details and sources

Official execution report, page 31. The date is the end of the fiscal period, not the publication date; the undated file was checked on 31 October 2026. Rounded to AMD 0.1 billion, then expressed as AMD million in the table. This is the functional Defence category, not the Ministry of Defence administrative total or defence plus national security. Official reporting has not been independently corroborated.

Original-source amount: The Finance Ministry reports AMD 678.8 billion in the functional Defence category.

US$1,754.0 million. Original-source amount: 678,800.0 AMD million. Annual average (2025-01-01–2025-12-31): 387.01 AMD / USD.

Fiscal year end

2024: reported defence expenditure

Reported executionOfficial report

The Finance Ministry reports about $1.39 Bn in the functional Defence category for 2024.

Details and sources

Official execution report, page 31. The date is the end of the fiscal period, not the publication date; the undated file was checked on 31 October 2026. Rounded to AMD 0.1 billion, then expressed as AMD million in the table. This is the functional Defence category, not the Ministry of Defence administrative total or defence plus national security. Official reporting has not been independently corroborated.

Original-source amount: The Finance Ministry reports AMD 549.0 billion in the functional Defence category.

US$1,397.9 million. Original-source amount: 549,000.0 AMD million. Annual average (2024-01-01–2024-12-31): 392.73 AMD / USD.

Fiscal year end

2023: reported defence expenditure

Reported executionOfficial report

The Finance Ministry reports about $1.33 Bn in the functional Defence category for 2023.

Details and sources

Official execution report, page 31. The date is the end of the fiscal period, not the publication date; the undated file was checked on 31 October 2026. Rounded to AMD 0.1 billion, then expressed as AMD million in the table. This is the functional Defence category, not the Ministry of Defence administrative total or defence plus national security. Official reporting has not been independently corroborated.

Original-source amount: The Finance Ministry reports AMD 525.9 billion in the functional Defence category.

US$1,339.9 million. Original-source amount: 525,900.0 AMD million. Annual average (2023-01-01–2023-12-31): 392.48 AMD / USD.

Fiscal year end

2022: reported defence expenditure

Reported executionOfficial report

The Finance Ministry reports about $1.1 Bn in the functional Defence category for 2022.

Details and sources

Official simplified execution report, page 34. The date is the fiscal year end, not the publication date; the undated report was checked on 1 November 2026. The functional Defence total is AMD 480.4 billion; the separate Ministry of Defence administrative total is AMD 479.6 billion on page 40. Values are rounded to AMD 0.1 billion. This is official reporting, not independent audit confirmation.

Original-source amount: The Finance Ministry reports AMD 480.4 billion in the functional Defence category.

US$1,102.7 million. Original-source amount: 480,400.0 AMD million. Annual average (2022-01-01–2022-12-31): 435.67 AMD / USD.

Fiscal year end

2021: reported defence expenditure

Reported executionOfficial report

The Finance Ministry reports about $666.97 Mn in the functional Defence category for 2021.

Details and sources

Official execution report, page 25. The date is the end of the fiscal period, not the publication date; the undated file was checked on 31 October 2026. Rounded to AMD 0.1 billion, then expressed as AMD million in the table. This is the functional Defence category, not the Ministry of Defence administrative total or defence plus national security. Official reporting has not been independently corroborated.

Original-source amount: The Finance Ministry reports AMD 336.0 billion in the functional Defence category.

US$667.0 million. Original-source amount: 336,000.0 AMD million. Annual average (2021-01-01–2021-12-31): 503.77 AMD / USD.

Fiscal year end

2020: reported defence expenditure

Reported executionOfficial report

The Finance Ministry reports about $793.03 Mn in the functional Defence category for 2020.

Details and sources

Official execution report, page 26. The date is the end of the fiscal period, not the publication date; the undated file was checked on 31 October 2026. Rounded to AMD 0.1 billion, then expressed as AMD million in the table. This is the functional Defence category, not the Ministry of Defence administrative total or defence plus national security. Official reporting has not been independently corroborated.

Original-source amount: The Finance Ministry reports AMD 387.8 billion in the functional Defence category.

US$793.0 million. Original-source amount: 387,800.0 AMD million. Annual average (2020-01-01–2020-12-31): 489.01 AMD / USD.

Method & coverage

This is a curated public-source reference, not a complete inventory. Each record identifies an event or publication date, implementation stage and evidence type; the detail explains which date is known. An official report establishes what the issuer said; a contract does not establish delivery, and delivery does not establish readiness. Unknown quantities remain unknown. Records count publications or developments, not weapons, personnel or military strength.

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The available evidence does not establish the specific point.

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