Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled was 13.44 billion current USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1968–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 13.44 billion current USD, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 13.44 billion current USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 326.48 million current USD, in 1968.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 38th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 360.23 million current USD | 326.48 million current USD | 393.98 million current USD | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.18 billion current USD | 503.52 million current USD | 2.46 billion current USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.48 billion current USD | 2.17 billion current USD | 2.78 billion current USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.48 billion current USD | 1.47 billion current USD | 4.76 billion current USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.56 billion current USD | 2.33 billion current USD | 8.22 billion current USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.92 billion current USD | 5.42 billion current USD | 11.69 billion current USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.84 billion current USD | 10.21 billion current USD | 13.44 billion current USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 35 Iran 7.89 billion current USD compare
- 36 Kuwait 7.79 billion current USD compare
- 37 Finland 6.99 billion current USD compare
- 38 Switzerland 6.72 billion current USD compare
- 39 Czechia 6.52 billion current USD compare
- 40 Iraq 6.18 billion current USD compare
- 41 Philippines 6.12 billion current USD compare
More public sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Arms imports 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4116 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -31.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 14.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0117 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 28.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 661.6 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 13.44 billion current USD in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.44 billion current USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 326.48 million current USD in 1968.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.