Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0117 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0117 current USD per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 3.3%
Rank
33rd
of 41 groups
All-time high
0.0288 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 1990
All-time low
0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2012
Years of data
57
1968–2024
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1968–2024
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 0.0117 current USD per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.0288 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 2012.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 33rd of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | current USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1969 | 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0135 current USD per US$ of GDP | +32.3% |
| 1971 | 0.014 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0136 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0131 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0157 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0157 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0171 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0203 current USD per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0214 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0217 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0208 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0169 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0185 current USD per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0196 current USD per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0169 current USD per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0288 current USD per US$ of GDP | +70.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0196 current USD per US$ of GDP | -32.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0157 current USD per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0179 current USD per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0133 current USD per US$ of GDP | -25.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 1996 | 0.011 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0112 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0137 current USD per US$ of GDP | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP | +25.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0155 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0125 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0158 current USD per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 0.014 current USD per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0144 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0155 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0171 current USD per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0166 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0105 current USD per US$ of GDP | -36.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0129 current USD per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0114 current USD per US$ of GDP | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0112 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0125 current USD per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0123 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0113 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0121 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0117 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0098 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0131 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0214 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0187 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0169 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0217 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0288 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.012 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 30 Latvia 0.0324 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Greece 0.0313 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Lithuania 0.0307 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Botswana 0.0294 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Bahrain 0.0293 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Chad 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Pakistan 0.0273 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Arms imports 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4116 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -31.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 14.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 28.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 661.6 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.0117 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0288 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 33rd out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.