Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled was 894.64 billion current USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in IDA & IBRD total, 1987–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 894.64 billion current USD for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 894.64 billion current USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.41 billion current USD, in 1987.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 5th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.69 billion current USD | 75.41 billion current USD | 90.62 billion current USD | 3 |
| 1990s | 109.39 billion current USD | 90.42 billion current USD | 132.60 billion current USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 223.71 billion current USD | 134.50 billion current USD | 359.05 billion current USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 521.75 billion current USD | 402.90 billion current USD | 587.07 billion current USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 730.80 billion current USD | 594.10 billion current USD | 894.64 billion current USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 2 China 313.66 billion current USD compare
- 3 Russia 148.97 billion current USD compare
- 4 Germany 88.46 billion current USD compare
- 5 India 86.13 billion current USD compare
- 6 United Kingdom 81.76 billion current USD compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 80.33 billion current USD compare
- 8 Ukraine 64.70 billion current USD compare
More public sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Arms imports 13.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.96 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 -17.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 129.18 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0205 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 171.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 8,306 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in IDA & IBRD total?
- Military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in IDA & IBRD total was 894.64 billion current USD in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 894.64 billion current USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.41 billion current USD in 1987.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 5th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.