Military spending, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Military spending, per capita was 1,138 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1,138 constant 2024 US$ per person
Change on year
up 57.6%
World rank
20th
of 161 countries
All-time high
1,138 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
All-time low
470.16 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2017
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Military spending, per capita in Belgium, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1,138 constant 2024 US$ per person for military spending, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 57.6% on the previous year and up 139.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per capita in Belgium peaked at 1,138 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 470.16 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 2017.
Belgium ranks 20th of 161 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Military spending, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 513.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 517.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 548.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 560.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 596.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 572.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 613.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 639.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 659.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 662.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 705.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 733.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 770.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 803.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 811.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 881.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 925.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 948.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 1,011 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 1,032 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 1,051 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 1,060 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1,026 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 985.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 943.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 931.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 970.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 975.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 931.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 913.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 893.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 877.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 717.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 679.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 673.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 658.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 644.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 634.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 633.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 640.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 638.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 608.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 587.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 591.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 576.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 552.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 544.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 583.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 630.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 589.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 559.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 532.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 523.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 507.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 497.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 476.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 471.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 470.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 478.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 486.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 527.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 579.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 651.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 669.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 722.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 1,138 constant 2024 US$ per person | +57.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,138 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 883.8 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,138 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 531.76 constant 2024 US$ per person, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per capita in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +57.6% | 722.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,138 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 588.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | 513.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | 662.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 862.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | 705.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,032 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 978.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | 913.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,060 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 705.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | 633.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | 893.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 590.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | 544.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 638.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 500.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | 470.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | 559.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 714.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | 527.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,138 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 17 Brunei 1,211 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 18 Luxembourg 1,168 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 19 Poland 1,167 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 21 Russia 1,103 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 22 Oman 1,080 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 23 Estonia 1,053 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per capita in Belgium?
- Military spending, per capita in Belgium was 1,138 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,138 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 470.16 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2017.
- How does Belgium rank for military spending, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.