Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 1,666 current USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Denmark, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1,666 current USD per person for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.8% on the previous year and up 131.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Denmark peaked at 1,666 current USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.19 current USD per person, in 1960.
That places Denmark 9th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.83 current USD per person | 35.19 current USD per person | 71.96 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 166.3 current USD per person | 80.26 current USD per person | 298.86 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 325.06 current USD per person | 246.26 current USD per person | 452.37 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 539.44 current USD per person | 515.45 current USD per person | 595.79 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 645.42 current USD per person | 448.07 current USD per person | 871.56 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 731.44 current USD per person | 591.9 current USD per person | 811.78 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,140 current USD per person | 838.08 current USD per person | 1,666 current USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 6 Saudi Arabia 2,276 current USD per person compare
- 7 Norway 1,873 current USD per person compare
- 8 Ukraine 1,709 current USD per person compare
- 10 Kuwait 1,591 current USD per person compare
- 11 Netherlands 1,288 current USD per person compare
- 12 Luxembourg 1,287 current USD per person compare
More public sector data for Denmark
- Arms imports 427.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 71.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 55.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 427.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0235 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 22.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 9.96 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6,850 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 203,315 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Denmark?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Denmark was 1,666 current USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1,666 current USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.19 current USD per person in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 9th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark 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.