Military expenditure (current USD), per capita by country
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.
Countries reporting
165
Highest
5,800 current USD per person
Qatar
Lowest
0 current USD per person
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Median
91.42 current USD per person
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
10,601
What the numbers show
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita is currently reported for 165 countries. The highest value is 5,800 current USD per person in Qatar; the lowest is 0 current USD per person in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).
The median across all reporting countries is 91.42 current USD per person, and the mean is 403.01 current USD per person.
Over the past decade 120 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 2,013.2%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (down 100.0%).
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 5,800 current USD per person | 2022 | up 399.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Israel | 4,650 current USD per person | 2024 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 3 | United States of America | 2,933 current USD per person | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 2,823 current USD per person | 2014 | up 83.4% | rising |
| 5 | Singapore | 2,495 current USD per person | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 2,276 current USD per person | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Norway | 1,873 current USD per person | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Ukraine | 1,709 current USD per person | 2024 | up 1,883.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Denmark | 1,666 current USD per person | 2024 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Kuwait | 1,591 current USD per person | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1,288 current USD per person | 2024 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 1,287 current USD per person | 2024 | up 184.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 1,244 current USD per person | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Finland | 1,243 current USD per person | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,207 current USD per person | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,180 current USD per person | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Sweden | 1,139 current USD per person | 2024 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 18 | Oman | 1,134 current USD per person | 2024 | down 44.7% | rising |
| 19 | Germany | 1,059 current USD per person | 2024 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Estonia | 1,051 current USD per person | 2024 | up 169.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 1,039 current USD per person | 2024 | up 281.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 1,037 current USD per person | 2024 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 23 | France | 943.45 current USD per person | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Korea | 919.23 current USD per person | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Lithuania | 909.7 current USD per person | 2024 | up 525.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Bahrain | 871.15 current USD per person | 2024 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 27 | Greece | 770.96 current USD per person | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Latvia | 763.99 current USD per person | 2024 | up 415.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Switzerland | 746.46 current USD per person | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Belgium | 721.97 current USD per person | 2024 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Canada | 711.23 current USD per person | 2024 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Italy | 643.98 current USD per person | 2024 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Czechia | 598.35 current USD per person | 2024 | up 211.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Austria | 572.97 current USD per person | 2024 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 35 | New Zealand | 566.83 current USD per person | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovakia | 525.49 current USD per person | 2024 | up 185.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Uruguay | 512.83 current USD per person | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Spain | 503.91 current USD per person | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Hungary | 495.15 current USD per person | 2024 | up 302.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Armenia | 467.45 current USD per person | 2024 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Algeria | 465.91 current USD per person | 2024 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Romania | 457.48 current USD per person | 2024 | up 238.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovenia | 447.45 current USD per person | 2024 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 44 | Japan | 445.85 current USD per person | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Cyprus | 440.4 current USD per person | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 46 | Portugal | 434.01 current USD per person | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 421.36 current USD per person | 2024 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 370.2 current USD per person | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 361.69 current USD per person | 2024 | up 242.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Serbia | 352.67 current USD per person | 2024 | up 173.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Türkiye | 292.08 current USD per person | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Colombia | 285.45 current USD per person | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Chile | 258.31 current USD per person | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Ireland | 246.58 current USD per person | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Guyana | 242.87 current USD per person | 2024 | up 366.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Montenegro | 240.62 current USD per person | 2024 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 57 | Albania | 225.26 current USD per person | 2024 | up 250.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Botswana | 225.22 current USD per person | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 59 | China | 222.62 current USD per person | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Jordan | 221.61 current USD per person | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 61 | Seychelles | 221.34 current USD per person | 2024 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 62 | Libya | 215.41 current USD per person | 2023 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 193.87 current USD per person | 2024 | up 199.4% | rising |
| 64 | Malta | 192.06 current USD per person | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 171.41 current USD per person | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 66 | South Sudan | 169.79 current USD per person | 2024 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Belarus | 163.3 current USD per person | 2024 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Georgia | 161.54 current USD per person | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Ecuador | 148.77 current USD per person | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Morocco | 144.9 current USD per person | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Iraq | 134.19 current USD per person | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Mexico | 127.82 current USD per person | 2024 | up 126.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Gabon | 125.68 current USD per person | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Malaysia | 121.29 current USD per person | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Namibia | 119.6 current USD per person | 2024 | down 48.5% | rising |
| 76 | Lebanon | 109.45 current USD per person | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Syrian Arab Republic | 109.05 current USD per person | 2011 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Tunisia | 107 current USD per person | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Kosovo | 103.84 current USD per person | 2024 | up 251.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Brazil | 98.81 current USD per person | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Jamaica | 92.46 current USD per person | 2024 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Myanmar | 91.95 current USD per person | 2024 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Argentina | 91.42 current USD per person | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 86.19 current USD per person | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 85.84 current USD per person | 2024 | up 102.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Fiji | 83.59 current USD per person | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Thailand | 77.06 current USD per person | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Peru | 74.97 current USD per person | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Eritrea | 72.81 current USD per person | 2003 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 90 | Belize | 72.26 current USD per person | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 68.25 current USD per person | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 92 | El Salvador | 67.09 current USD per person | 2024 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 65.5 current USD per person | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Eswatini | 64.09 current USD per person | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 61.87 current USD per person | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 60.84 current USD per person | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Equatorial Guinea | 59.78 current USD per person | 2024 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Paraguay | 59.74 current USD per person | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 99 | India | 59.36 current USD per person | 2024 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Kazakhstan | 58.71 current USD per person | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Viet Nam | 57.15 current USD per person | 2018 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Yemen | 56.73 current USD per person | 2014 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Honduras | 53.69 current USD per person | 2024 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Philippines | 52.81 current USD per person | 2024 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 52.78 current USD per person | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | 51.31 current USD per person | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Mauritania | 50.31 current USD per person | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Republic of Moldova | 46.09 current USD per person | 2024 | up 377.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 44.49 current USD per person | 2018 | up 2,013.2% | volatile |
| 110 | South Africa | 44.31 current USD per person | 2024 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 43.47 current USD per person | 2024 | up 347.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Cambodia | 40.85 current USD per person | 2024 | up 126.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Djibouti | 40.63 current USD per person | 2008 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 114 | Pakistan | 40.46 current USD per person | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Indonesia | 38.95 current USD per person | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Guinea | 38.12 current USD per person | 2024 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Mali | 37.96 current USD per person | 2024 | up 213.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Timor-Leste | 33.13 current USD per person | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 119 | Cabo Verde | 32.06 current USD per person | 2024 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 120 | Congo | 28.75 current USD per person | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Senegal | 27.83 current USD per person | 2024 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 122 | Chad | 27.47 current USD per person | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Turkmenistan | 24.92 current USD per person | 1999 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 124 | Angola | 24.34 current USD per person | 2024 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 23.26 current USD per person | 2024 | up 88.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Bangladesh | 23.25 current USD per person | 2024 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Togo | 23.24 current USD per person | 2024 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Guatemala | 22.56 current USD per person | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Uganda | 22.33 current USD per person | 2024 | up 149.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Kenya | 21.82 current USD per person | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.62 current USD per person | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Egypt | 20.56 current USD per person | 2024 | down 60.6% | rising |
| 133 | Mauritius | 18.47 current USD per person | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Cameroon | 18.36 current USD per person | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 135 | Zambia | 16.4 current USD per person | 2024 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 136 | Niger | 16.12 current USD per person | 2024 | up 112.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Lesotho | 15.53 current USD per person | 2024 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 138 | Nicaragua | 15.22 current USD per person | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Nepal | 14.38 current USD per person | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 13.43 current USD per person | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Central African Republic | 13.35 current USD per person | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 142 | Mozambique | 13.01 current USD per person | 2024 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Rwanda | 12.34 current USD per person | 2024 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 144 | Burundi | 12.23 current USD per person | 2024 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.75 current USD per person | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Cuba | 11.46 current USD per person | 2018 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Benin | 10.66 current USD per person | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Somalia | 10.62 current USD per person | 2024 | up 135.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 8.6 current USD per person | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 150 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 8.23 current USD per person | 2024 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Sudan | 7.81 current USD per person | 2021 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Ghana | 7.81 current USD per person | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Ethiopia | 6.98 current USD per person | 2024 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Afghanistan | 6.96 current USD per person | 2021 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Liberia | 6.03 current USD per person | 2024 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Zimbabwe | 5.92 current USD per person | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Malawi | 5.43 current USD per person | 2024 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Gambia | 5.23 current USD per person | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Nigeria | 4.87 current USD per person | 2024 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Sierra Leone | 4.22 current USD per person | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Madagascar | 3.81 current USD per person | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.43 current USD per person | 2013 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Haiti | 1.68 current USD per person | 2024 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Panama | 0 current USD per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 current USD per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 2,692 current USD per person
- Post-demographic dividend 1,472 current USD per person
- High income 1,385 current USD per person
- World 325.74 current USD per person
- OECD members 1,238 current USD per person
- Europe & Central Asia 774.37 current USD per person
- Central Europe and the Baltics 711.87 current USD per person
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 657.44 current USD per person
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 410.43 current USD per person
- Arab World 276.83 current USD per person
- Late-demographic dividend 259.7 current USD per person
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 246.67 current USD per person
How this figure is calculated
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.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.