Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 12.23 current USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 12.23 current USD per person for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and up 112.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Burundi peaked at 12.23 current USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.134 current USD per person, in 1961.
Burundi ranks 144th of 167 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.8443 current USD per person | 0.134 current USD per person | 2.9 current USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.52 current USD per person | 0.7267 current USD per person | 4.76 current USD per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.63 current USD per person | 5.87 current USD per person | 7.83 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8 current USD per person | 6.39 current USD per person | 10.19 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.28 current USD per person | 5.16 current USD per person | 8.02 current USD per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.92 current USD per person | 5.52 current USD per person | 6.91 current USD per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.21 current USD per person | 5.27 current USD per person | 12.23 current USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 141 Central African Republic 13.35 current USD per person compare
- 142 Mozambique 13.01 current USD per person compare
- 143 Rwanda 12.34 current USD per person compare
- 145 Guinea-Bissau 11.75 current USD per person compare
- 146 Cuba 11.46 current USD per person compare
- 147 Benin 10.66 current USD per person compare
More public sector data for Burundi
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1632 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0566 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 171.83 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 77.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 5,653 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Burundi?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Burundi was 12.23 current USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 12.23 current USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.134 current USD per person in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Burundi ranks 144th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.