Military expenditure in Armenia
Armenia: Military expenditure was 5.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Armenia, 1992–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 5.5% for military expenditure in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Armenia peaked at 5.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1992.
Armenia ranks 11th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.2% | — |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | +76.7% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -19.2% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +34.9% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More public sector data for Armenia
- Arms imports 21.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.92 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 200 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 21.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 467.45 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0546 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.42 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 248.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Armenia?
- Military expenditure in Armenia was 5.5% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1992.
- How does Armenia rank for military expenditure?
- Armenia ranks 11th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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