Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in New Zealand
New Zealand: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
113th
of 166 countries
All-time high
0.0291 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 1980
All-time low
0.0097 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2015
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in New Zealand, 1960–2024
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 New Zealand is 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in New Zealand peaked at 0.0291 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 2015.
New Zealand ranks 113th of 166 countries 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | current USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0183 current USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0169 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0157 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0149 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0168 current USD per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0223 current USD per US$ of GDP | +32.4% |
| 1966 | 0.025 current USD per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0259 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0254 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0265 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0229 current USD per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0215 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0209 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0227 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 0.02 current USD per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0199 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.021 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0291 current USD per US$ of GDP | +38.2% |
| 1981 | 0.027 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0252 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0233 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0214 current USD per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0226 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0229 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0213 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0218 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0232 current USD per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0231 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0209 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0185 current USD per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0179 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0179 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0165 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0163 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.013 current USD per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0124 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0113 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.012 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.012 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0111 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0099 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0097 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0113 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0118 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0206 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0149 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0259 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0216 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0213 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0291 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0165 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0232 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0127 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0163 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0118 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 110 Rwanda 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 111 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 112 Congo 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 114 Sudan 0.011 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 115 Thailand 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 116 Malawi 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for New Zealand
- Arms imports 200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 37.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -50.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 566.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.00 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,538 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 11,504 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in New Zealand?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in New Zealand was 0.0115 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0291 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 113th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.