Military spending per armed forces personnel in Tunisia

Tunisia: Military spending per armed forces personnel was 29,164 constant 2024 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
29,164 constant 2024 US$
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
76th
of 160 countries
All-time high
29,164 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
All-time low
6,223 constant 2024 US$
in 1995
Years of data
33
1985–2020

Military spending per armed forces personnel in Tunisia, 1985–2020

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1985200220201985: 10.8k constant 2024 US$1989: 8.8k constant 2024 US$1990: 9.2k constant 2024 US$1991: 9.5k constant 2024 US$1992: 9.5k constant 2024 US$1993: 9.9k constant 2024 US$1994: 10.2k constant 2024 US$1995: 6.2k constant 2024 US$1996: 7.2k constant 2024 US$1997: 8.8k constant 2024 US$1998: 9.0k constant 2024 US$1999: 8.9k constant 2024 US$2000: 9.3k constant 2024 US$2001: 9.6k constant 2024 US$2002: 9.6k constant 2024 US$2003: 9.9k constant 2024 US$2004: 10.1k constant 2024 US$2005: 10.9k constant 2024 US$2006: 11.2k constant 2024 US$2007: 10.4k constant 2024 US$2008: 11.3k constant 2024 US$2009: 11.7k constant 2024 US$2010: 12.1k constant 2024 US$2011: 14.5k constant 2024 US$2012: 14.6k constant 2024 US$2013: 16.1k constant 2024 US$2014: 19.2k constant 2024 US$2015: 22.9k constant 2024 US$2016: 24.4k constant 2024 US$2017: 22.6k constant 2024 US$2018: 22.7k constant 2024 US$2019: 27.9k constant 2024 US$2020: 29.2k constant 2024 US$

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2024 US$.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 29,164 constant 2024 US$ for military spending per armed forces personnel in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 140.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military spending per armed forces personnel in Tunisia peaked at 29,164 constant 2024 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,223 constant 2024 US$, in 1995.

Tunisia ranks 76th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 9,798 constant 2024 US$ 8,801 constant 2024 US$ 10,794 constant 2024 US$ 2
1990s 8,845 constant 2024 US$ 6,223 constant 2024 US$ 10,240 constant 2024 US$ 10
2000s 10,400 constant 2024 US$ 9,283 constant 2024 US$ 11,681 constant 2024 US$ 10
2010s 19,693 constant 2024 US$ 12,119 constant 2024 US$ 27,851 constant 2024 US$ 10
2020s 29,164 constant 2024 US$ 29,164 constant 2024 US$ 29,164 constant 2024 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 73 Haiti 30,834 constant 2024 US$ compare
  2. 74 Guyana 30,165 constant 2024 US$ compare
  3. 75 Kazakhstan 29,902 constant 2024 US$ compare
  4. 77 Niger 27,682 constant 2024 US$ compare
  5. 78 Colombia 27,488 constant 2024 US$ compare
  6. 79 Congo 26,596 constant 2024 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military spending per armed forces personnel in Tunisia?
Military spending per armed forces personnel in Tunisia was 29,164 constant 2024 US$ in 2020, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest military spending per armed forces personnel recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 29,164 constant 2024 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest military spending per armed forces personnel recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 6,223 constant 2024 US$ in 1995.
How does Tunisia rank for military spending per armed forces personnel?
Tunisia ranks 76th out of 160 countries with data for 2020.
Is military spending per armed forces personnel rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 140.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?
The figures come from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending per armed forces personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending per armed forces personnel
Unit
constant 2024 US$
Source
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
160 places, 4,610 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Total military expenditure divided by armed forces personnel. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.