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

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

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

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.

Serbia vs Turkey: Military spending, per capita

Serbia

389.98 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Turkey

312.22 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Serbia rank

50th

Turkey rank

52nd

Military spending, per capita over time

Serbia
Turkey

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 389.98 constant 2024 US$ per person against 312.22 constant 2024 US$ per person in Turkey, a difference of 77.76 constant 2024 US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Serbia ahead.

Serbia ranks 50th and Turkey ranks 52nd of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Serbia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	194.88 constant 2024 US$ per person	179.6 constant 2024 US$ per person	15.28 constant 2024 US$ per person	Serbia
2000s	197.18 constant 2024 US$ per person	157.75 constant 2024 US$ per person	39.43 constant 2024 US$ per person	Serbia
2010s	173.89 constant 2024 US$ per person	171.74 constant 2024 US$ per person	2.16 constant 2024 US$ per person	Serbia
2020s	311.03 constant 2024 US$ per person	248.34 constant 2024 US$ per person	62.69 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, Serbia or Turkey?: Serbia, at 389.98 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 Serbia and Turkey?: 77.76 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Turkey?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Serbia and Turkey rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Serbia ranks 50th 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.