Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Low income
Low income: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled was 9.31 billion current USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Low income, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD.
Analysis
Low income recorded 9.31 billion current USD for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Low income peaked at 9.84 billion current USD in 2009 and was at its lowest, 517.77 million current USD, in 1970.
That places Low income 39th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.40 billion current USD | 517.77 million current USD | 2.93 billion current USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.37 billion current USD | 2.88 billion current USD | 5.52 billion current USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.02 billion current USD | 2.41 billion current USD | 6.36 billion current USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.61 billion current USD | 3.01 billion current USD | 9.84 billion current USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.47 billion current USD | 4.76 billion current USD | 8.42 billion current USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.23 billion current USD | 5.90 billion current USD | 9.31 billion current USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 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
- 42 Oman 5.99 billion current USD compare
More public sector data for Low income
- Arms imports 141.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1887 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -50.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 141.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 12.46 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0154 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 537.52 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Low income?
- Military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Low income was 9.31 billion current USD in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.84 billion current USD in 2009.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 517.77 million current USD in 1970.
- How does Low income rank for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
- Low income ranks 39th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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)
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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.