Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
25th
of 41 groups
All-time high
0.0285 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2004
All-time low
0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Years of data
36
1989–2024

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1989–2024

00.010.020.031989200620241989: 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP1990: 0.026 current USD per US$ of GDP1991: 0.025 current USD per US$ of GDP1992: 0.027 current USD per US$ of GDP1993: 0.026 current USD per US$ of GDP1994: 0.021 current USD per US$ of GDP1995: 0.02 current USD per US$ of GDP1996: 0.02 current USD per US$ of GDP1997: 0.02 current USD per US$ of GDP1998: 0.02 current USD per US$ of GDP1999: 0.021 current USD per US$ of GDP2000: 0.021 current USD per US$ of GDP2001: 0.022 current USD per US$ of GDP2002: 0.023 current USD per US$ of GDP2003: 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP2004: 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP2005: 0.027 current USD per US$ of GDP2006: 0.017 current USD per US$ of GDP2007: 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP2008: 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP2009: 0.017 current USD per US$ of GDP2010: 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP2011: 0.015 current USD per US$ of GDP2012: 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP2013: 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP2014: 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP2015: 0.017 current USD per US$ of GDP2016: 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP2017: 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP2018: 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP2019: 0.015 current USD per US$ of GDP2020: 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP2021: 0.015 current USD per US$ of GDP2022: 0.015 current USD per US$ of GDP2023: 0.015 current USD per US$ of GDP2024: 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0285 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 2021.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1989 to 2024.
Year current USD per US$ of GDP Change
1989 0.0284 current USD per US$ of GDP
1990 0.0259 current USD per US$ of GDP -8.7%
1991 0.0251 current USD per US$ of GDP -3.1%
1992 0.027 current USD per US$ of GDP +7.4%
1993 0.026 current USD per US$ of GDP -3.7%
1994 0.0212 current USD per US$ of GDP -18.2%
1995 0.0205 current USD per US$ of GDP -3.7%
1996 0.02 current USD per US$ of GDP -2.5%
1997 0.0196 current USD per US$ of GDP -1.6%
1998 0.0198 current USD per US$ of GDP +1.1%
1999 0.0213 current USD per US$ of GDP +7.4%
2000 0.0213 current USD per US$ of GDP +0.2%
2001 0.0225 current USD per US$ of GDP +5.4%
2002 0.0233 current USD per US$ of GDP +3.5%
2003 0.0285 current USD per US$ of GDP +22.3%
2004 0.0285 current USD per US$ of GDP +0.1%
2005 0.0272 current USD per US$ of GDP -4.5%
2006 0.0165 current USD per US$ of GDP -39.2%
2007 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP -3.7%
2008 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP -1.8%
2009 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP +9.8%
2010 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP -9.4%
2011 0.015 current USD per US$ of GDP -3.5%
2012 0.0157 current USD per US$ of GDP +4.6%
2013 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP +1.9%
2014 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP +0.8%
2015 0.0167 current USD per US$ of GDP +3.4%
2016 0.0165 current USD per US$ of GDP -1.3%
2017 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP -2.9%
2018 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP -2.4%
2019 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP -2.8%
2020 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP +5.9%
2021 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP -7.8%
2022 0.0149 current USD per US$ of GDP +0.3%
2023 0.0151 current USD per US$ of GDP +1.4%
2024 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0284 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0284 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0284 current USD per US$ of GDP 1
1990s 0.0226 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0196 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.027 current USD per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0217 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0285 current USD per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0158 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.015 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0167 current USD per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0153 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

  1. 22 Brunei Darussalam 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 23 Djibouti 0.0363 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 24 Colombia 0.0359 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 25 Libya 0.0357 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 26 Mali 0.0347 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 27 Morocco 0.0344 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
  7. 28 United States of America 0.034 current USD per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0156 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.0285 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2004.
What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2021.
How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP
Unit
current USD per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
210 places, 10,381 data points, 1960–2024
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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.