Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in IBRD only
IBRD only: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.021 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in IBRD only, 1989–2024
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 IBRD only is 0.021 current USD per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in IBRD only peaked at 0.0254 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0168 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places IBRD only 16th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | current USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0254 current USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990 | 0.0224 current USD per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0219 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0224 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0201 current USD per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0206 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0201 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0204 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0193 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.02 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0196 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0206 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0199 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0197 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0188 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0187 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0188 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.018 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0188 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0183 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0178 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0185 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0168 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0182 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.021 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0254 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0254 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0254 current USD per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0207 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0224 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0194 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0206 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0185 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0188 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0168 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.021 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 13 United Arab Emirates 0.0535 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 0.0507 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Kuwait 0.0484 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Turkmenistan 0.0457 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Jordan 0.0437 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Poland 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for IBRD only
- Arms imports 11.74 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.36 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 -10.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.74 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 171.58 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 854.40 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 184.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 10,757 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in IBRD only?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in IBRD only was 0.021 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0254 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1989.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0168 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does IBRD only rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- IBRD only ranks 16th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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)
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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.