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Military expenditure per armed forces personnel

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•160 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
79,472.2constant 2024 US$
Median: 26,103.1constant 2024 US$
Countries Covered
160
with available data
Highest
United States of America
676,305.8constant 2024 US$
Lowest
Panama
0.0constant 2024 US$
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America676,305.8constant 2024 US$
2Yemen615,959.4constant 2024 US$
3Australia521,125.0constant 2024 US$
4United Kingdom463,783.4constant 2024 US$
5Sweden450,217.3constant 2024 US$
By Region
Oceania419,420.3constant 2024 US$(2 countries)
North America273,895.0constant 2024 US$(4 countries)
Europe169,011.3constant 2024 US$(32 countries)
Asia113,930.9constant 2024 US$(24 countries)
South America42,494.0constant 2024 US$(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0constant 2024 US$)High (676,305.8constant 2024 US$)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 79,472.2constant 2024 US$)

Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Asia (24)
South America (7)
Other (82)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1United States of America676,305.8constant 2024 US$
2Yemen615,959.4constant 2024 US$
3Australia521,125.0constant 2024 US$
4United Kingdom463,783.4constant 2024 US$
5Sweden450,217.3constant 2024 US$
6United Arab Emirates441,389.8constant 2024 US$
7Luxembourg398,108.3constant 2024 US$
8Canada374,714.8constant 2024 US$
9Netherlands367,337.3constant 2024 US$
10Denmark355,255.1constant 2024 US$
11Libya336,926.9constant 2024 US$
12Germany330,155.3constant 2024 US$
13Switzerland326,304.9constant 2024 US$
14Kuwait318,742.9constant 2024 US$
15New Zealand317,715.6constant 2024 US$
16Norway301,758.8constant 2024 US$
17Belgium253,496.2constant 2024 US$
18Saudi Arabia251,583.2constant 2024 US$
19Qatar200,434.6constant 2024 US$
20Singapore199,835.1constant 2024 US$
21Finland197,269.7constant 2024 US$
22Austria196,170.3constant 2024 US$
23France190,918.3constant 2024 US$
24Equatorial Guinea170,785.8constant 2024 US$
25Czech Republic160,609.6constant 2024 US$
26Japan150,681.4constant 2024 US$
27Ireland144,633.6constant 2024 US$
28Estonia137,549.8constant 2024 US$
29Oman137,278.1constant 2024 US$
30Slovakia137,261.8constant 2024 US$
31Israel125,178.3constant 2024 US$
32Latvia104,648.8constant 2024 US$
33Italy104,523.2constant 2024 US$
34People's Republic of China100,944.6constant 2024 US$
35Spain99,004.6constant 2024 US$
36Poland98,897.5constant 2024 US$
37Slovenia94,703.4constant 2024 US$
38South Korea80,076.1constant 2024 US$
39Bahrain76,910.0constant 2024 US$
40Hungary74,137.6constant 2024 US$
41Portugal70,124.7constant 2024 US$
42Uruguay67,573.3constant 2024 US$
43Botswana60,448.8constant 2024 US$
44Ecuador60,331.5constant 2024 US$
45Brunei Darussalam59,390.1constant 2024 US$
46Croatia58,802.5constant 2024 US$
47Seychelles56,493.1constant 2024 US$
48Serbia52,383.7constant 2024 US$
49Romania50,816.1constant 2024 US$
50Chile50,602.4constant 2024 US$
51Kenya47,176.3constant 2024 US$
52Malta47,154.9constant 2024 US$
53Russian Federation46,193.7constant 2024 US$
54Jamaica44,915.2constant 2024 US$
55Greece43,999.2constant 2024 US$
56Lithuania41,495.2constant 2024 US$
57Cyprus41,305.2constant 2024 US$
58Burkina Faso41,029.2constant 2024 US$
59Argentina40,523.8constant 2024 US$
60South Africa40,435.9constant 2024 US$
61Gabon39,461.9constant 2024 US$
62Trinidad and Tobago38,761.5constant 2024 US$
63Bulgaria38,338.8constant 2024 US$
64Algeria37,491.1constant 2024 US$
65Mozambique37,287.3constant 2024 US$
66Azerbaijan36,844.9constant 2024 US$
67Mexico34,901.1constant 2024 US$
68Albania33,423.5constant 2024 US$
69Türkiye33,165.6constant 2024 US$
70Sudan32,594.9constant 2024 US$
71Brazil31,762.1constant 2024 US$
72Philippines31,145.1constant 2024 US$
73Haiti30,833.7constant 2024 US$
74Guyana30,165.4constant 2024 US$
75Kazakhstan29,902.4constant 2024 US$
76Tunisia29,164.4constant 2024 US$
77Niger27,682.0constant 2024 US$
78Colombia27,487.7constant 2024 US$
79Republic of the Congo26,595.8constant 2024 US$
80India26,144.0constant 2024 US$
81Uzbekistan26,062.1constant 2024 US$
82Guinea25,814.1constant 2024 US$
83Cote d'Ivoire25,258.0constant 2024 US$
84Uganda25,253.2constant 2024 US$
85Malaysia25,198.2constant 2024 US$
86Namibia25,085.1constant 2024 US$
87United Republic of Tanzania24,917.9constant 2024 US$
88Ukraine24,352.2constant 2024 US$
89Papua New Guinea23,831.2constant 2024 US$
90Timor-Leste23,609.6constant 2024 US$
91Lesotho22,477.1constant 2024 US$
92Morocco21,728.6constant 2024 US$
93Bangladesh20,748.7constant 2024 US$
94Senegal20,668.1constant 2024 US$
95Armenia19,869.8constant 2024 US$
96Fiji19,598.2constant 2024 US$
97Jordan19,409.4constant 2024 US$
98Peru19,177.3constant 2024 US$
99Togo18,957.3constant 2024 US$
100Honduras18,773.3constant 2024 US$
101Bosnia and Herzegovina18,129.4constant 2024 US$
102Mali16,496.1constant 2024 US$
103Kyrgyzstan16,100.7constant 2024 US$
104Zambia15,997.6constant 2024 US$
105Georgia15,976.2constant 2024 US$
106Thailand15,663.6constant 2024 US$
107Belize15,393.9constant 2024 US$
108Ghana14,845.4constant 2024 US$
109Vietnam14,806.3constant 2024 US$
110Indonesia14,316.6constant 2024 US$
111Paraguay14,051.5constant 2024 US$
112Cameroon13,391.0constant 2024 US$
113Eswatini13,082.1constant 2024 US$
114Lebanon13,016.0constant 2024 US$
115Angola12,542.2constant 2024 US$
116Cape Verde12,336.2constant 2024 US$
117Pakistan12,198.4constant 2024 US$
118The Republic of North Macedonia11,645.6constant 2024 US$
119Iraq11,555.3constant 2024 US$
120Moldova, Republic of11,272.8constant 2024 US$
121Mauritania10,935.3constant 2024 US$
122Islamic Republic of Iran10,058.8constant 2024 US$
123Dominican Republic10,025.8constant 2024 US$
124Turkmenistan9,904.3constant 2024 US$
125Guatemala9,658.5constant 2024 US$
126El Salvador9,529.9constant 2024 US$
127Liberia8,914.8constant 2024 US$
128Somalia8,776.1constant 2024 US$
129Chad8,627.6constant 2024 US$
130Montenegro8,523.4constant 2024 US$
131Nicaragua8,166.7constant 2024 US$
132Bolivia7,873.7constant 2024 US$
133Myanmar7,191.2constant 2024 US$
134Guinea-Bissau7,108.6constant 2024 US$
135Nigeria6,824.5constant 2024 US$
136Mauritius6,654.7constant 2024 US$
137Malawi6,405.3constant 2024 US$
138Mongolia6,385.0constant 2024 US$
139Benin6,086.8constant 2024 US$
140Belarus5,737.9constant 2024 US$
141Tajikistan5,405.0constant 2024 US$
142Sri Lanka5,354.6constant 2024 US$
143Central African Republic4,841.8constant 2024 US$
144Madagascar4,523.1constant 2024 US$
145Republic of The Gambia4,399.7constant 2024 US$
146Rwanda4,381.2constant 2024 US$
147Nepal4,319.8constant 2024 US$
148Sierra Leone4,236.2constant 2024 US$
149Djibouti3,978.5constant 2024 US$
150Egypt3,872.1constant 2024 US$
151Ethiopia3,698.4constant 2024 US$
152Cambodia3,640.3constant 2024 US$
153Democratic Republic of the Congo2,977.9constant 2024 US$
154Burundi2,839.9constant 2024 US$
155Zimbabwe2,068.8constant 2024 US$
156Lao People's Democratic Republic168.9constant 2024 US$
157South Sudan162.6constant 2024 US$
158Costa Rica0.0constant 2024 US$
159Iceland0.0constant 2024 US$
160Panama0.0constant 2024 US$
Showing 160 of 160 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).

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