Israel vs United States: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita
Israel
4,650 current USD per person
in 2024
United States
2,933 current USD per person
in 2024
Israel rank
2nd
United States rank
3rd
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita over time
- Israel
- United States
How they compare
Israel currently reports 4,650 current USD per person against 2,933 current USD per person in United States, a difference of 1,717 current USD per person.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.6 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Israel ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 154.92 current USD per person | 324.62 current USD per person | 169.7 current USD per person | United States |
| 1970s | 785.87 current USD per person | 437.91 current USD per person | 347.96 current USD per person | Israel |
| 1980s | 1,157 current USD per person | 1,055 current USD per person | 101.28 current USD per person | Israel |
| 1990s | 1,463 current USD per person | 1,152 current USD per person | 310.96 current USD per person | Israel |
| 2000s | 1,414 current USD per person | 1,691 current USD per person | 277.16 current USD per person | United States |
| 2010s | 2,049 current USD per person | 2,150 current USD per person | 101.45 current USD per person | United States |
| 2020s | 2,971 current USD per person | 2,601 current USD per person | 369.97 current USD per person | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per capita, Israel or United States?
- Israel, at 4,650 current USD per person against 2,933 current USD per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per capita between Israel and United States?
- 1,717 current USD per person, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Israel and United States rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Israel ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.