Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income, 1989–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income stood at 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income peaked at 0.0264 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Upper middle income 22nd 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | current USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0264 current USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990 | 0.0238 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0251 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.018 current USD per US$ of GDP | -28.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0171 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0173 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0171 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0169 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0171 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0176 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.018 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.017 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0168 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0162 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0157 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0157 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0173 current USD per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0164 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0162 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0157 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0154 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0155 current USD per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0167 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0264 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0264 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0264 current USD per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0194 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0169 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0251 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0165 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.018 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0158 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 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
- 23 Djibouti 0.0363 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Colombia 0.0359 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Libya 0.0357 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for Upper middle income
- Arms imports 8.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.63 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 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 179.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 551.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 176.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 11,632 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income was 0.0172 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0264 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1989.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Upper middle income rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- Upper middle income ranks 22nd out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.