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
159
Highest
6,051 constant 2024 US$ per person
Qatar
Lowest
0 constant 2024 US$ per person
Panama
Median
98.64 constant 2024 US$ per person
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
7,937
What the numbers show
Military spending, per capita is currently reported for 159 countries. The highest value is 6,051 constant 2024 US$ per person in Qatar; the lowest is 0 constant 2024 US$ per person in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.64 constant 2024 US$ per person, and the mean is 453.11 constant 2024 US$ per person.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 3,278.5%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 92.7%).
Military spending, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 6,051 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2022 | up 313.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Israel | 4,313 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 3,450 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2014 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 2,867 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 155.1% | rising |
| 5 | Singapore | 2,766 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 2,719 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 7 | Denmark | 2,344 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 241.3% | rising |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 2,203 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Ukraine | 1,990 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 1,787.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Kuwait | 1,628 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1,492 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 129.3% | flat |
| 12 | Sweden | 1,411 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 1,348 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 1,278 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 122.8% | flat |
| 15 | Australia | 1,277 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 1,266 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 17 | Brunei | 1,211 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 1,168 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 248.9% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 1,167 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 202.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Belgium | 1,138 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 139.1% | falling |
| 21 | Russia | 1,103 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Oman | 1,080 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 1,053 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Lithuania | 946.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 290.9% | volatile |
| 25 | South Korea | 945.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 26 | France | 938.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 27 | Bahrain | 914.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 28 | Canada | 901.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 48.7% | flat |
| 29 | Latvia | 866.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 326.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Switzerland | 786.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 31 | Italy | 771.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 32 | Spain | 763.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 93.7% | rising |
| 33 | Greece | 749.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 34 | Austria | 638.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 35 | Czechia | 595.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 36 | Uruguay | 564.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 48.9% | falling |
| 37 | New Zealand | 543.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 536.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 122.4% | rising |
| 39 | Armenia | 533.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 135.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovakia | 530.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 109.2% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 42 | Algeria | 508.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Croatia | 497.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 83.8% | falling |
| 44 | Hungary | 485.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 233.2% | falling |
| 45 | Japan | 482.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 462.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 162.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Cyprus | 460.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 49.9% | falling |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 456 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Yemen | 407.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2014 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 50 | Serbia | 389.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 160.6% | rising |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 372.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 189.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Turkey | 312.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 107.6% | rising |
| 53 | Guyana | 286.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 274.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Ireland | 266.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 55 | Montenegro | 261.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 259.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 57 | Colombia | 257.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Albania | 241.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 191.2% | volatile |
| 59 | China | 238.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Botswana | 232.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 61 | Seychelles | 228.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 62 | Libya | 219.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2023 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 217.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Malta | 201.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 65 | Belarus | 201.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 211.0% | volatile |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 190.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 166.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 68 | Georgia | 161.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Morocco | 153.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 148.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Iraq | 136.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 42.7% | rising |
| 72 | Gabon | 129.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 73 | Malaysia | 126.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 74 | Lebanon | 125.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Namibia | 124.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 45.9% | rising |
| 76 | Brazil | 111.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 77 | Tunisia | 109.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Vietnam | 107.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Mexico | 104.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 80 | Jamaica | 98.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 96.3% | rising |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 89.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 82 | Fiji | 87.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 83 | Myanmar | 85.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Argentina | 81.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Iran | 80.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Thailand | 77.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 87 | Belize | 77.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 88 | El Salvador | 76.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 75.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 90 | Peru | 70.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Eswatini | 70.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 93 | India | 63.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 62.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 62.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Mongolia | 59.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 97 | Mauritania | 59.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 98 | Equatorial Guinea | 58.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Djibouti | 57.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2008 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Paraguay | 57.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 101 | Sudan | 57.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2021 | down 92.7% | falling |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | 54.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2018 | up 3,278.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Philippines | 53.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 104 | Indonesia | 53.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 105 | Honduras | 52.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 106 | South Africa | 46.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 107 | Bolivia | 45.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 108 | Pakistan | 44.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 109 | Moldova | 43.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 147.9% | rising |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | 41.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1999 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 111 | Cambodia | 40.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Guinea | 38.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 113 | Cape Verde | 35.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 79.6% | flat |
| 114 | Burkina Faso | 35.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 258.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Mali | 35.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 116 | East Timor | 33.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 117 | Guatemala | 32.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Angola | 32.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Congo | 29.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 80.0% | rising |
| 120 | Chad | 28.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Senegal | 28.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 122 | Kenya | 23.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Uganda | 23.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Togo | 22.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 125 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 126 | Bangladesh | 20.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Tajikistan | 20.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Cameroon | 19.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 129 | Egypt | 19.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Mauritius | 18.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 16.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Niger | 16.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Lesotho | 15.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Zambia | 15.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Nepal | 14.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Tanzania | 13.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Benin | 13.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 138 | Rwanda | 13.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 139 | Mozambique | 12.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 100.3% | rising |
| 140 | Central African Republic | 12.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 141 | Burundi | 11.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 44.5% | flat |
| 142 | Ghana | 10.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Papua New Guinea | 10.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Somalia | 9.8 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 147 | South Sudan | 8.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | 7.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Nigeria | 7.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Liberia | 7.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 151 | Ethiopia | 5.8 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Malawi | 5.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Gambia | 5.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Madagascar | 3.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 3.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 156 | Laos | 3.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2013 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Haiti | 2.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | up 123.6% | rising |
| 158 | Afghanistan | 0.6412 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1977 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 159 | Panama | 0 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2025 | — | 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 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – 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.