Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0419 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▬ Flat
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 0.0419 current USD per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 136.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.045 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 41 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0217 current USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0227 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0255 current USD per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0285 current USD per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.033 current USD per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0313 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0292 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.031 current USD per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0278 current USD per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0234 current USD per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0218 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0216 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0214 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0208 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.022 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.02 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0178 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0178 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0185 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0224 current USD per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 0.023 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0213 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0188 current USD per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.036 current USD per US$ of GDP | +91.9% |
| 2023 | 0.045 current USD per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0419 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0263 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0217 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.033 current USD per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.025 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0208 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0313 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.023 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0326 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0188 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.045 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 410.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 102.77 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 16,317 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.0419 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.045 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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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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.