Military spending, per capita in Belarus
Belarus: Military spending, per capita was 201.15 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Military spending, per capita in Belarus, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, military spending, per capita in Belarus stood at 201.15 constant 2024 US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.2% on the previous year and up 211.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per capita in Belarus peaked at 201.15 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.29 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1996.
Belarus ranks 65th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, per capita in Belarus, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1993 | 33.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | +41.8% |
| 1994 | 33.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 13.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | -60.4% |
| 1996 | 10.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.0% |
| 1997 | 16.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | +64.3% |
| 1998 | 15.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 15.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 17.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 22.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 23.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 23.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 28.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 37.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | +31.0% |
| 2006 | 49.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | +30.7% |
| 2007 | 54.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 55.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 49.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 55.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 60.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 67.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 72.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 60.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 64.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 81.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 77.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 95.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | +23.9% |
| 2019 | 90.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 96.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 102.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 116.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 149.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | +27.5% |
| 2024 | 164.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 201.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.2% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 201.15 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.55 constant 2024 US$ per person, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 201.15 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 531.76 constant 2024 US$ per person, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | 33.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 36.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | 17.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | 55.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | 55.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | 95.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 138.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | 96.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | 201.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 62 Libya 219.01 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 63 Jordan 217.04 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 64 Malta 201.5 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 66 North Macedonia 190.07 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 166.53 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 68 Georgia 161.9 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per capita in Belarus?
- Military spending, per capita in Belarus was 201.15 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 201.15 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.29 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1996.
- How does Belarus rank for military spending, per capita?
- Belarus ranks 65th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 211.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus 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.