Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 56.73 current USD per person in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Yemen, 1990–2014
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 56.73 current USD per person for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Yemen peaked at 145.72 current USD per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 20.77 current USD per person, in 1999.
That places Yemen 102nd out of 167 countries with data for 2014, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.69 current USD per person | 20.77 current USD per person | 145.72 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.35 current USD per person | 24.14 current USD per person | 54.8 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.5 current USD per person | 54.13 current USD per person | 58.45 current USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 99 India 59.36 current USD per person compare
- 100 Kazakhstan 58.71 current USD per person compare
- 101 Viet Nam 57.15 current USD per person compare
- 103 Honduras 53.69 current USD per person compare
- 104 Philippines 52.81 current USD per person compare
- 105 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 52.78 current USD per person compare
More public sector data for Yemen
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.71 billion current USD (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 3,248 current USD per square kilometre (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Yemen?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Yemen was 56.73 current USD per person in 2014, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 145.72 current USD per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.77 current USD per person in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Yemen ranks 102nd out of 167 countries with data for 2014.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.