Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 5.5%
Rank
10th
of 41 groups
All-time high
0.0631 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 1962
All-time low
0.0212 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2000
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend stood at 0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.0631 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0212 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 2000.
That places Post-demographic dividend 10th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0626 current USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0619 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0631 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0597 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0548 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0518 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0554 current USD per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0595 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0579 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0533 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.049 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0437 current USD per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0408 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0363 current USD per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0362 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0352 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0334 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.033 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0314 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0314 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0325 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0351 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0405 current USD per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 0.039 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0393 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0403 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0378 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0356 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0331 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0326 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.031 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0284 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0282 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0267 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.025 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0229 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0222 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0222 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0217 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0212 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0212 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0215 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0229 current USD per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.024 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0242 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0244 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0242 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0272 current USD per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0268 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0259 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.025 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0235 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0224 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0223 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0216 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0217 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0226 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0244 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0232 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0248 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.058 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0518 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0631 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.037 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0314 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.049 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0366 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0325 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0405 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0212 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.031 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0238 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0212 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0272 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0234 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0216 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0268 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0232 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 7 Myanmar 0.0677 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Qatar 0.0654 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 0.0641 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Burundi 0.0566 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Oman 0.0559 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Armenia 0.0546 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 United Arab Emirates 0.0535 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 13.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 33.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,472 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.66 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 365.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 48,552 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Post-demographic dividend?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Post-demographic dividend was 0.0261 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0631 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0212 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.