What is the difference in military expenditure between Low income and Oman?

3.32 billion current USD, with Low income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Oman?

52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Low income vs Oman: Military expenditure

Low income

9.31 billion current USD

in 2024

Oman

5.99 billion current USD

in 2024

Low income rank

40th

Oman rank

43rd

Military expenditure over time

Low income
Oman

How they compare

Low income currently reports 9.31 billion current USD against 5.99 billion current USD in Oman, a difference of 3.32 billion current USD.

That makes Low income's figure about 1.6 times Oman's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Low income ahead.

Low income ranks 40th and Oman ranks 43rd of 42 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 5 and Oman in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Low income	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.74 billion current USD	447.30 million current USD	1.29 billion current USD	Low income
1980s	4.37 billion current USD	1.27 billion current USD	3.10 billion current USD	Low income
1990s	4.02 billion current USD	1.43 billion current USD	2.60 billion current USD	Low income
2000s	5.61 billion current USD	2.53 billion current USD	3.08 billion current USD	Low income
2010s	6.47 billion current USD	7.13 billion current USD	657.91 million current USD	Oman
2020s	7.23 billion current USD	5.90 billion current USD	1.32 billion current USD	Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Low income or Oman?: Low income, at 9.31 billion current USD against 5.99 billion current USD in Oman as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Low income and Oman?: 3.32 billion current USD, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Oman?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Low income and Oman rank globally for military expenditure?: Low income ranks 40th and Oman ranks 43rd of 42 groups.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)