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

60.21 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

37 years are reported by both, from 1989 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 Turkey: Military spending, per capita

Bulgaria

372.43 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Turkey

312.22 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

51st

Turkey rank

52nd

Military spending, per capita over time

Bulgaria
Turkey

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 372.43 constant 2024 US$ per person against 312.22 constant 2024 US$ per person in Turkey, a difference of 60.21 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 51st and Turkey ranks 52nd of 161 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1980s	590.39 constant 2024 US$ per person	117.44 constant 2024 US$ per person	472.95 constant 2024 US$ per person	Bulgaria
1990s	183.58 constant 2024 US$ per person	160.73 constant 2024 US$ per person	22.85 constant 2024 US$ per person	Bulgaria
2000s	163.79 constant 2024 US$ per person	157.75 constant 2024 US$ per person	6.04 constant 2024 US$ per person	Bulgaria
2010s	166.86 constant 2024 US$ per person	171.74 constant 2024 US$ per person	4.87 constant 2024 US$ per person	Turkey
2020s	289.02 constant 2024 US$ per person	248.34 constant 2024 US$ per person	40.68 constant 2024 US$ per person	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Bulgaria or Turkey?: Bulgaria, at 372.43 constant 2024 US$ per person against 312.22 constant 2024 US$ per person in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Bulgaria and Turkey?: 60.21 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkey?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Turkey rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Bulgaria ranks 51st and Turkey ranks 52nd 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.