Sri Lanka vs Tajikistan: Military spending per armed forces personnel

Sri Lanka
5,355
in 2020
Tajikistan
5,405
in 2020
Sri Lanka rank
142nd
Tajikistan rank
141st

Military spending per armed forces personnel over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k198520022020

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 5,405 against 5,355 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 50.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 142nd and Tajikistan ranks 141st of 160 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1990s 7,136 10,646 3,510 Tajikistan
2000s 6,766 3,750 3,016 Sri Lanka
2010s 7,182 5,138 2,044 Sri Lanka
2020s 5,355 5,405 50.32 Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending per armed forces personnel, Sri Lanka or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 5,405 against 5,355 in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in military spending per armed forces personnel between Sri Lanka and Tajikistan?
50, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tajikistan?
25 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Sri Lanka and Tajikistan rank globally for military spending per armed forces personnel?
Sri Lanka ranks 142nd and Tajikistan ranks 141st of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military spending per armed forces personnel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sri Lanka vs Tajikistan: Military spending per armed forces personnel. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/military-spending-per-armed-forces-personnel/sri-lanka/tajikistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/military-spending-per-armed-forces-personnel/sri-lanka/tajikistan/">Sri Lanka vs Tajikistan: Military spending per armed forces personnel</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Military spending per armed forces personnel
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
160 places, 4,610 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed