Military spending, per capita by country
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.
Countries reporting
171
Highest
5,411 constant 2022 US$ per person
Qatar
Lowest
0.1706 constant 2022 US$ per person
Venezuela
Median
102.92 constant 2022 US$ per person
Years covered
64
1960–2023
Data points
9,593
What the numbers show
Military spending, per capita is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 5,411 constant 2022 US$ per person in Qatar; the lowest is 0.1706 constant 2022 US$ per person in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 102.92 constant 2022 US$ per person, and the mean is 385.64 constant 2022 US$ per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 31,728.
Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 2,337.4%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 99.8%).
Military spending, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 5,411 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2022 | up 114.8% | falling |
| 2 | Israel | 3,209 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 3,162 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 2,647 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2020 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 2,621 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Singapore | 2,601 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Kuwait | 2,017 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Norway | 1,896 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 9 | Ukraine | 1,660 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 2,337.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Oman | 1,515 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 11 | Australia | 1,461 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 1,346 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 13 | Brunei | 1,235 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 1,229 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 1,205 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 16 | Bahrain | 1,107 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 17 | South Korea | 1,103 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 18 | France | 1,053 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 1,040 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 963.06 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 83.4% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 939.33 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 27.6% | falling |
| 22 | Greece | 901.36 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 868.17 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Russia | 836.13 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Switzerland | 832.55 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 26 | Canada | 813.14 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 755.72 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 427.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Germany | 748.94 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2020 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 29 | Poland | 726.38 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 154.8% | falling |
| 30 | Libya | 721.41 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2016 | up 415.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Belgium | 717.85 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 38.6% | flat |
| 32 | Italy | 697.44 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 33 | New Zealand | 694.86 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 584.43 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 272.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Austria | 559.16 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 539.62 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 37 | Japan | 500.45 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovakia | 499.59 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 133.2% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 492.3 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Uruguay | 478.1 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 153.6% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 470.55 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 42 | Slovenia | 459.43 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 43 | Portugal | 448.22 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 44 | Hungary | 427.69 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 232.7% | falling |
| 45 | Croatia | 414.88 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 80.7% | falling |
| 46 | Armenia | 400.23 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 370.69 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Algeria | 351.02 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Romania | 341.19 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 143.5% | falling |
| 50 | Chile | 320.73 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 308.66 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 168.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Bahamas | 298.63 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2020 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Ireland | 283.38 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 54 | Botswana | 257.7 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Jordan | 250.03 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 56 | China | 247.73 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 236.76 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Colombia | 236.31 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Panama | 233.02 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Malta | 214.38 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Turkey | 202.35 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 62 | Montenegro | 193.88 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 63 | Serbia | 181.44 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2020 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 64 | Barbados | 179.6 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2020 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Ecuador | 173.58 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Iceland | 167.87 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 67 | Syria | 167.86 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2016 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Morocco | 163.89 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 69 | Namibia | 156.34 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 151.16 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 88.4% | rising |
| 71 | Belarus | 148.18 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 72 | Albania | 147.78 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Maldives | 147.55 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2016 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 74 | Iraq | 143.36 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Gabon | 137.99 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Georgia | 134.04 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Malaysia | 133.29 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 78 | Brazil | 129.53 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Guyana | 129.23 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 137.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Tunisia | 117.99 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 117.77 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Iran | 115.19 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Thailand | 108.6 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 84 | Equatorial Guinea | 106.01 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 1,254.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Peru | 105.1 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 86 | Suriname | 102.92 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2016 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Jamaica | 98.1 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Argentina | 97.81 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 95.9 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2016 | up 133.0% | rising |
| 90 | Fiji | 94.99 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 91 | Mexico | 92.99 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 86.84 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 108.7% | falling |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 81.2 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 94 | El Salvador | 80.82 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 161.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Belize | 79.62 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 96 | Yemen | 76.24 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2016 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 97 | South Sudan | 75.17 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Eswatini | 74.33 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 72.25 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Paraguay | 69.61 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 68.97 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Vietnam | 68.74 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2020 | up 103.0% | flat |
| 103 | India | 66.27 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.96 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 204.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Myanmar | 61.02 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 106 | North Korea | 60.4 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2018 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Mauritania | 58.5 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Bolivia | 58.28 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 109 | Congo | 57.97 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 40.2% | rising |
| 110 | South Africa | 57.48 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 111 | Philippines | 55.1 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 108.4% | rising |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 55.02 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2018 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Honduras | 54.81 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 114 | Lebanon | 53.19 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Pakistan | 49.96 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 42.9% | flat |
| 116 | Cambodia | 48.88 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Angola | 48.26 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Mongolia | 44.11 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Egypt | 42.17 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Bhutan | 41.88 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 121 | Indonesia | 41.5 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 122 | East Timor | 41.35 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 123 | Togo | 38.24 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 218.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Mali | 36.77 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Zimbabwe | 35.41 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Guinea | 35.25 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 34.47 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 244.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Moldova | 33.52 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 235.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 31.12 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 129.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Eritrea | 30.87 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2016 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Senegal | 29.18 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 48.6% | flat |
| 132 | Cape Verde | 27.57 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 22.2% | flat |
| 133 | Guatemala | 27.31 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 47.3% | falling |
| 134 | Cote d'Ivoire | 25.69 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 135 | Kenya | 25.23 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 136 | Uganda | 23.63 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 111.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Mauritius | 23.17 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Chad | 21.27 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 139 | Zambia | 20.33 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Lesotho | 19.37 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 141 | Cameroon | 19.21 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 142 | Nepal | 17.85 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Nigeria | 17.84 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Tajikistan | 17.11 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 145 | Sudan | 16.85 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2021 | down 57.8% | rising |
| 146 | Nicaragua | 16.22 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Rwanda | 15.63 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 148 | Tanzania | 15.5 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Afghanistan | 14.29 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2021 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.92 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 151 | Cuba | 13.86 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2018 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Niger | 13.04 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Djibouti | 12.83 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2016 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Central African Republic | 12.2 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 155 | Mozambique | 11.53 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 222.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Papua New Guinea | 11.21 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 157 | Burundi | 10 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 40.0% | flat |
| 158 | Benin | 9.98 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 159 | Ghana | 9.44 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Ethiopia | 8.85 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Somalia | 8.13 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Comoros | 7.49 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2016 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 163 | Liberia | 7.19 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Gambia | 6.91 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Malawi | 6.73 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 165.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6.05 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Madagascar | 3.98 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Laos | 3.83 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2016 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Sierra Leone | 3.34 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 170 | Haiti | 1.43 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | up 155.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Venezuela | 0.1706 constant 2022 US$ per person | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
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.
Military spending ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.