Military expenditure in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Military expenditure was 1.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Afghanistan, 1970–2021
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.8% for military expenditure in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Afghanistan peaked at 2.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 80th out of 165 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.6% | — |
| 1973 | 1.9% | +14.7% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | +18.8% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -35.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More public sector data for Afghanistan
- Arms imports 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -71.86 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 6.96 current USD per person (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.4743 % change on previous year (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 278.25 million current USD (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Afghanistan?
- Military expenditure in Afghanistan was 1.8% in 2021, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for military expenditure?
- Afghanistan ranks 80th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product