Soldiers of the Portuguese Army
In 2025, the Defense budget increased by 83%. The National Health Service, in turn, saw public investment drop by 17.9%.
The Government almost doubled public investment in Defense in 2025, allocating 594 million more than in 2024, an amount that spent one billion euros.
According to , which had access to the figures from the General Directorate of Budget report, the application of the money is essentially reflected in the purchase of aircraft, ships and tanks and housing.
Conversely, the National Health Service (SNS) saw investment drop 17.9%rising from 412 million euros to 338.9 million.
O amount allocated to the Ministry of Defense was greater than that of Teaching Higher Education, Health, Agriculture, Finance, Social Security or Justice together.
As the morning reader notes, to find an item above R$1 billion, you need to look at the Local Administrationwhere 3.6 billion were invested compared to 2.8 billion in 2024.
Overall, last year, investment in State bodies increased by 1.7 billion, 22% more than in 2024.
“The war in Ukraine, the evolution of NATO’s geopolitical dynamics, European rearmament, all of this has placed investment in capital in the area of Defense with a very high priority. We have international commitments that have become more important to respect, namely the 2% of GDP rule”, said the economist Pedro Playsand JN.
