Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 6.03 current USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Liberia, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 6.03 current USD per person for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.1% on the previous year and up 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Liberia peaked at 21.2 current USD per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.7855 current USD per person, in 2007.
Liberia ranks 155th 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 | 2.15 current USD per person | 2.09 current USD per person | 2.25 current USD per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 3.42 current USD per person | 2.37 current USD per person | 5.02 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.48 current USD per person | 6.61 current USD per person | 21.2 current USD per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.03 current USD per person | 10.93 current USD per person | 18.28 current USD per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.38 current USD per person | 0.7855 current USD per person | 1.96 current USD per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.95 current USD per person | 2.21 current USD per person | 3.47 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.06 current USD per person | 2.51 current USD per person | 11.38 current USD per person | 5 |
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More public sector data for Liberia
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0071 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -45.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 33.83 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 649.07 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 4.27 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Liberia?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Liberia was 6.03 current USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2 current USD per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7855 current USD per person in 2007.
- How does Liberia rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Liberia ranks 155th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.