Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in IDA blend
IDA blend: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 21.19 current USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in IDA blend, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in IDA blend is 21.19 current USD per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in IDA blend peaked at 30.49 current USD per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.87 current USD per person, in 1961.
That places IDA blend 30th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.79 current USD per person | 1.87 current USD per person | 8.28 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.29 current USD per person | 8.67 current USD per person | 24.92 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.08 current USD per person | 12.9 current USD per person | 25.11 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.75 current USD per person | 11.65 current USD per person | 14.81 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.17 current USD per person | 10.44 current USD per person | 17.72 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.49 current USD per person | 19.46 current USD per person | 30.23 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.11 current USD per person | 21.19 current USD per person | 30.49 current USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 27 Greece 770.96 current USD per person compare
- 28 Latvia 763.99 current USD per person compare
- 29 Switzerland 746.46 current USD per person compare
- 30 Belgium 721.97 current USD per person compare
- 31 Canada 711.23 current USD per person compare
- 32 Italy 643.98 current USD per person compare
- 33 Czechia 598.35 current USD per person compare
More public sector data for IDA blend
- Arms imports 1.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 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 -57.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.10 billion 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 -6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 14.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 529.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 3,137 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in IDA blend?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in IDA blend was 21.19 current USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 30.49 current USD per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 current USD per person in 1961.
- How does IDA blend rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- IDA blend ranks 30th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.