The defence budget for this year is CZK 75.5 billion (USD 3.32 billion). It is a 13% increase compared to 2019, when the budget reached 66,7 billion (1.19 % of GDP). Almost a quarter of this year's budget will be invested, ie over 18 billion crowns.On the other hand, it is 780 million behind MoD’s expectations presented in 2018. …
The website globalfirepower.com offers comparisons of military strenght of 136 countries of the world, based on on individual and collective factors when it comes to waging a prolonged campaign against another party. The Czech Republic ranked 30 in the last edition, behind Greece and Ukraine, and ahead of Sweden, Switzerland or Belgium, …