Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
19th
of 41 groups
All-time high
0.0417 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 1975
All-time low
0.0151 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Lower middle income, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income stood at 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income peaked at 0.0417 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0151 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 1961.
Lower middle income ranks 19th of 41 groups 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | current USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0164 current USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0151 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0216 current USD per US$ of GDP | +42.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0284 current USD per US$ of GDP | +31.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0287 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0307 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0305 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0286 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0311 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0336 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0337 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0374 current USD per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0362 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0337 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0344 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0417 current USD per US$ of GDP | +21.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0398 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0407 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0355 current USD per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0324 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0268 current USD per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0282 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0325 current USD per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0341 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0326 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0369 current USD per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0379 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0369 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0363 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0336 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0294 current USD per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0288 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0316 current USD per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.029 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0275 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0251 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0258 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0314 current USD per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0312 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0319 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0328 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0401 current USD per US$ of GDP | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0413 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0403 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0208 current USD per US$ of GDP | -48.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0207 current USD per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0213 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0206 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0204 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0203 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0208 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0198 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0204 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0204 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0193 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0183 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0183 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0265 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0151 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0336 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0374 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0337 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0417 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0335 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0268 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0379 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0288 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0251 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0336 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.03 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0413 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0208 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0183 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0204 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 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
- 20 Yemen 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Syria 0.0369 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Brunei Darussalam 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for Lower middle income
- Arms imports 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -52.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 127.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 6,446 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income was 0.0186 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0417 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1975.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0151 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- How does Lower middle income rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- Lower middle income ranks 19th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.