Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 179.69 current USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Upper middle income, 1989–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 179.69 current USD per person for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Upper middle income peaked at 179.69 current USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.82 current USD per person, in 1993.
Upper middle income ranks 14th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.51 current USD per person | 25.51 current USD per person | 25.51 current USD per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.87 current USD per person | 21.82 current USD per person | 29.95 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.99 current USD per person | 29.77 current USD per person | 77.46 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.07 current USD per person | 86.51 current USD per person | 127.75 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 153.22 current USD per person | 127.63 current USD per person | 179.69 current USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 11 Netherlands 1,288 current USD per person compare
- 12 Luxembourg 1,287 current USD per person compare
- 13 Australia 1,244 current USD per person compare
- 14 Finland 1,243 current USD per person compare
- 15 Brunei Darussalam 1,207 current USD per person compare
- 16 United Kingdom 1,180 current USD per person compare
- 17 Sweden 1,139 current USD per person compare
More public sector data for Upper middle income
- Arms imports 8.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 551.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 176.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 11,632 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Upper middle income?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Upper middle income was 179.69 current USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 179.69 current USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.82 current USD per person in 1993.
- How does Upper middle income rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Upper middle income ranks 14th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.