Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre was 20,397 current USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1989–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 20,397 current USD per square kilometre for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 20,397 current USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,086 current USD per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 10th out of 41 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1,110 current USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 1,086 current USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 1,143 current USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 1,377 current USD per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1993 | 1,455 current USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 1,433 current USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1,704 current USD per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1996 | 1,908 current USD per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 1,943 current USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1,795 current USD per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 2,123 current USD per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 2,335 current USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 2,622 current USD per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 3,006 current USD per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 4,163 current USD per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2004 | 4,837 current USD per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 5,348 current USD per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 3,914 current USD per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2007 | 4,768 current USD per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 5,932 current USD per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 7,072 current USD per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 7,801 current USD per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 9,183 current USD per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 10,719 current USD per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 12,071 current USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 13,128 current USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 14,139 current USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 14,264 current USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 15,118 current USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 16,495 current USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 16,611 current USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 17,899 current USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 19,664 current USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 20,034 current USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 20,397 current USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,110 current USD per square kilometre | 1,110 current USD per square kilometre | 1,110 current USD per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,597 current USD per square kilometre | 1,086 current USD per square kilometre | 2,123 current USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,400 current USD per square kilometre | 2,335 current USD per square kilometre | 7,072 current USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,953 current USD per square kilometre | 7,801 current USD per square kilometre | 16,611 current USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,498 current USD per square kilometre | 17,899 current USD per square kilometre | 20,397 current USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 7 Kuwait 435,187 current USD per square kilometre compare
- 8 Malta 351,991 current USD per square kilometre compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 320,404 current USD per square kilometre compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 311,261 current USD per square kilometre compare
- 11 Luxembourg 257,332 current USD per square kilometre compare
- 12 Belgium 250,193 current USD per square kilometre compare
- 13 Denmark 203,315 current USD per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4073 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -41.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 161.96 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 346.78 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 93.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 20,397 current USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 20,397 current USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,086 current USD per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.