Military spending, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Military spending, per capita was 0.6412 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1977. ▲ Rising
Military spending, per capita in Afghanistan, 1970–1977
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending, per capita in Afghanistan is 0.6412 constant 2024 US$ per person, measured in 1977. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
That places Afghanistan 158th out of 161 countries with data for 1977, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Military spending, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4759 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.5125 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4857 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4977 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6208 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6412 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.6412 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.78 constant 2024 US$ per person, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.6412 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 217.04 constant 2024 US$ per person, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 155 Sierra Leone 3.35 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 156 Laos 3.3 constant 2024 US$ per person
- 157 Haiti 2.55 constant 2024 US$ per person
- 159 Costa Rica 0 constant 2024 US$ per person
- 159 Iceland 0 constant 2024 US$ per person
- 159 Panama 0 constant 2024 US$ per person
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Military spending, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.6412 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1977, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6412 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4759 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for military spending, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 158th out of 161 countries with data for 1977.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.