Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Norway: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
58.47 billion current USD
in 2024
Norway
10.44 billion current USD
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
27th
Norway rank
29th

Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Norway
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 58.47 billion current USD against 10.44 billion current USD in Norway, a difference of 48.04 billion current USD.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.6 times Norway's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Norway ranks 29th of 41 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 1.65 billion current USD 243.40 million current USD 1.41 billion current USD Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 10.07 billion current USD 839.31 million current USD 9.23 billion current USD Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 23.86 billion current USD 2.08 billion current USD 21.78 billion current USD Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 20.03 billion current USD 3.40 billion current USD 16.63 billion current USD Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 26.86 billion current USD 4.77 billion current USD 22.09 billion current USD Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 51.99 billion current USD 6.94 billion current USD 45.05 billion current USD Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 49.24 billion current USD 8.72 billion current USD 40.53 billion current USD Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Norway?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 58.47 billion current USD against 10.44 billion current USD in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Norway?
48.04 billion current USD, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Norway?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Norway rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Norway ranks 29th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled
Unit
current USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,708 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.