Military spending, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Military spending, per capita was 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military spending, per capita in Portugal, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person for military spending, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per capita in Portugal peaked at 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 141.96 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1960.
That places Portugal 41st out of 161 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Military spending, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 141.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 225.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | +59.0% |
| 1962 | 254.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 1963 | 247.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 270.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 271.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 288.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 355.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 1968 | 376.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 356.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 399.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 438.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 439.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 415.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 480.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 1975 | 304.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | -36.6% |
| 1976 | 236.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.2% |
| 1977 | 215.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 215.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 216.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 232.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 229.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 228.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 218.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 202.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 204.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 229.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 239.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 265.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 279.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 288.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 297.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 305.8 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 295.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 286.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 307.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 295.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 299.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 291.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 305.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 312.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 322.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 329.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 319.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 340.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 366.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 352.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 330.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 337.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 363.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 379.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 352.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 382.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 358.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 326.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 355.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 367.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 354.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 350.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 362 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 354.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 394.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 367.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 342.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 423.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +23.6% |
| 2025 | 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 883.8 constant 2024 US$ per person, 58% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 531.76 constant 2024 US$ per person, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per capita in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +59.0% | 141.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 225.76 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 278.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | 141.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 376.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 336.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | 215.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | 480.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 233.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | 202.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | 279.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 297.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | 286.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | 307.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 337.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | 312.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | 366.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 359.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | 326.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | 382.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 398.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | 342.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 38 Slovenia 536.77 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 39 Armenia 533.19 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 40 Slovakia 530.33 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 42 Algeria 508.66 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 43 Croatia 497.95 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 44 Hungary 485.69 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per capita in Portugal?
- Military spending, per capita in Portugal was 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 509.47 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 141.96 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Portugal rank for military spending, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 41st out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.