What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Bulgaria and Serbia?

17.55 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Serbia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?

30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Serbia: Military spending, per capita

Bulgaria

372.43 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Serbia

389.98 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

51st

Serbia rank

50th

Military spending, per capita over time

Bulgaria
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 389.98 constant 2024 US$ per person against 372.43 constant 2024 US$ per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 17.55 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Serbia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 51st and Serbia ranks 50th of 161 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	115.86 constant 2024 US$ per person	194.88 constant 2024 US$ per person	79.02 constant 2024 US$ per person	Serbia
2000s	163.79 constant 2024 US$ per person	197.18 constant 2024 US$ per person	33.39 constant 2024 US$ per person	Serbia
2010s	166.86 constant 2024 US$ per person	173.89 constant 2024 US$ per person	7.03 constant 2024 US$ per person	Serbia
2020s	289.02 constant 2024 US$ per person	311.03 constant 2024 US$ per person	22.01 constant 2024 US$ per person	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Bulgaria or Serbia?: Serbia, at 389.98 constant 2024 US$ per person against 372.43 constant 2024 US$ per person in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Bulgaria and Serbia?: 17.55 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Bulgaria ranks 51st and Serbia ranks 50th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per capita
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 7,937 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.