Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Oman
Oman: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 1,134 current USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Oman, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Oman is 1,134 current USD per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Oman peaked at 2,608 current USD per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 42.67 current USD per person, in 1971.
Oman ranks 18th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 426.38 current USD per person | 42.67 current USD per person | 723.09 current USD per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 990.89 current USD per person | 698.9 current USD per person | 1,267 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 696.86 current USD per person | 593.12 current USD per person | 820.84 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,019 current USD per person | 691.13 current USD per person | 1,318 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,808 current USD per person | 1,331 current USD per person | 2,608 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,230 current USD per person | 1,134 current USD per person | 1,348 current USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 15 Brunei Darussalam 1,207 current USD per person compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,180 current USD per person compare
- 17 Sweden 1,139 current USD per person compare
- 19 Germany 1,059 current USD per person compare
- 20 Estonia 1,051 current USD per person compare
- 21 Poland 1,039 current USD per person compare
More public sector data for Oman
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.7922 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0559 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.99 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 12.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 18,907 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Oman?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Oman was 1,134 current USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 2,608 current USD per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.67 current USD per person in 1971.
- How does Oman rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Oman ranks 18th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.