Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Algeria
Algeria: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
5th
of 166 countries
All-time high
0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
All-time low
0.0124 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 1991
Years of data
64
1960–2024
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Algeria, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Algeria peaked at 0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0124 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
Algeria ranks 5th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Algeria, year by year
| Year | current USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0158 current USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0246 current USD per US$ of GDP | +30.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0343 current USD per US$ of GDP | +39.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0336 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0344 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0294 current USD per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0258 current USD per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0233 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0203 current USD per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0197 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0162 current USD per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0157 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0197 current USD per US$ of GDP | +25.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0214 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0271 current USD per US$ of GDP | +27.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0225 current USD per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0238 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0214 current USD per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.021 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0182 current USD per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0206 current USD per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0173 current USD per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0165 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0179 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0154 current USD per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0124 current USD per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0219 current USD per US$ of GDP | +77.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0256 current USD per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0314 current USD per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0296 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0309 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0376 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0343 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0352 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0341 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 current USD per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0305 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0273 current USD per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0251 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0277 current USD per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0287 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0351 current USD per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0319 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0396 current USD per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0411 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0496 current USD per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0555 current USD per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0565 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0531 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0493 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0533 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0589 current USD per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0489 current USD per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0405 current USD per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0737 current USD per US$ of GDP | +81.7% |
| 2024 | 0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0267 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0158 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0344 current USD per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0208 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0157 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0271 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0182 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.021 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0124 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0308 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0251 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0352 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0474 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0319 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0565 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0606 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0405 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 2 Eritrea 0.2087 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 South Sudan 0.096 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Israel 0.0858 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Russia 0.0681 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Myanmar 0.0677 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Qatar 0.0654 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for Algeria
- Arms imports 128.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -67.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 128.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 465.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 21.81 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 165 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 7,668 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Algeria?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Algeria was 0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0124 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Algeria rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- Algeria ranks 5th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.