Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 721.97 current USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Belgium, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 721.97 current USD per person for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Belgium peaked at 721.97 current USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.87 current USD per person, in 1960.
That places Belgium 30th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 54.38 current USD per person | 41.87 current USD per person | 69.99 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 190.97 current USD per person | 77.44 current USD per person | 368.75 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 337.12 current USD per person | 244.28 current USD per person | 421.77 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 403.02 current USD per person | 351.88 current USD per person | 465.95 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 409.99 current USD per person | 295.14 current USD per person | 587.85 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 435.57 current USD per person | 372.71 current USD per person | 498.21 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 591.78 current USD per person | 460.84 current USD per person | 721.97 current USD per person | 5 |
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More public sector data for Belgium
- Arms imports 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 43.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -92.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.56 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 393.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 250,193 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Belgium?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Belgium was 721.97 current USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 721.97 current USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.87 current USD per person in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Belgium ranks 30th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.