Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in IDA total
IDA total: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 20.68 current USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in IDA total, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in IDA total is 20.68 current USD per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in IDA total peaked at 36.6 current USD per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.36 current USD per person, in 1970.
That places IDA total 31st out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in IDA total, year by year
| Year | current USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.36 current USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 4.52 current USD per person | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 5.35 current USD per person | +18.2% |
| 1974 | 6.73 current USD per person | +26.0% |
| 1975 | 10.68 current USD per person | +58.7% |
| 1976 | 10.29 current USD per person | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 11.9 current USD per person | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 13.11 current USD per person | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 14.37 current USD per person | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 15.77 current USD per person | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 14.41 current USD per person | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 13.54 current USD per person | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 13.3 current USD per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 13.6 current USD per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 13.29 current USD per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 12.93 current USD per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 12.69 current USD per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 13.23 current USD per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 9.9 current USD per person | -25.2% |
| 1990 | 14.21 current USD per person | +43.5% |
| 1991 | 14.5 current USD per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 13.89 current USD per person | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 13.34 current USD per person | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 14.26 current USD per person | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 13.78 current USD per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 14.07 current USD per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 13.85 current USD per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 14.62 current USD per person | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 15.5 current USD per person | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 16.72 current USD per person | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 16.23 current USD per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 18.32 current USD per person | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 29.23 current USD per person | +59.5% |
| 2004 | 34.41 current USD per person | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 36.6 current USD per person | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 12.24 current USD per person | -66.6% |
| 2007 | 14.03 current USD per person | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 16.31 current USD per person | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 16.21 current USD per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.42 current USD per person | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 17.05 current USD per person | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 17.29 current USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 17.87 current USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 19.2 current USD per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 19.24 current USD per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 19.17 current USD per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 20.63 current USD per person | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 19.68 current USD per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 18.11 current USD per person | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 19.28 current USD per person | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 21.74 current USD per person | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 19.42 current USD per person | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 19.32 current USD per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 20.68 current USD per person | +7.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in IDA total changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -66.6% | 36.6 current USD per person | 12.24 current USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.03 current USD per person | 4.36 current USD per person | 14.37 current USD per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.27 current USD per person | 9.9 current USD per person | 15.77 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.2 current USD per person | 13.34 current USD per person | 15.5 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.03 current USD per person | 12.24 current USD per person | 36.6 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.36 current USD per person | 15.42 current USD per person | 20.63 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.09 current USD per person | 19.28 current USD per person | 21.74 current USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 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
- 34 Austria 572.97 current USD per person compare
More public sector data for IDA total
- Arms imports 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 27.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0139 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 40.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 135.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 1,454 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in IDA total?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in IDA total was 20.68 current USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6 current USD per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.36 current USD per person in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- IDA total ranks 31st out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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)
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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.