Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
103rd
of 166 countries
All-time high
0.0324 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 1960
All-time low
0.0088 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2017
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Belgium, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Belgium peaked at 0.0324 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
Belgium ranks 103rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | current USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0324 current USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0311 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0314 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0308 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0307 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0285 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0298 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.03 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0298 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0281 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0278 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0276 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0272 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0265 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0294 current USD per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0297 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0301 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0313 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0312 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0312 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0323 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0314 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0306 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0289 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0281 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0284 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0279 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0252 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0236 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0226 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.022 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0176 current USD per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0167 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0154 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0142 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0139 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0135 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.011 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0106 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.011 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.01 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0096 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0091 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.009 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0089 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0089 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.01 current USD per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0117 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0303 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0281 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0324 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0289 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0313 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0288 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0236 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0323 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0168 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0139 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0226 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0118 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0106 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0096 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0088 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0113 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.01 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 100 Slovenia 0.013 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Fiji 0.013 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 Canada 0.0129 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 El Salvador 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Guinea-Bissau 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Seychelles 0.0121 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for Belgium
- Arms imports 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 43.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -92.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 721.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.56 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 393.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 250,193 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Belgium?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Belgium was 0.0128 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0324 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1960.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Belgium rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 103rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.