Military spending, per capita in Serbia
Serbia: Military spending, per capita was 389.98 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military spending, per capita in Serbia, 1996–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, military spending, per capita in Serbia stood at 389.98 constant 2024 US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 160.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per capita in Serbia peaked at 389.98 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 149.65 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 2015.
Serbia ranks 50th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Military spending, per capita in Serbia, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 190.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1997 | 211.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 194.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 183.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 265.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +45.1% |
| 2001 | 211.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 234.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 206.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 190.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 160.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 162.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 183.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 179.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 176.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 172.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 166.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 164.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 159.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 160.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 149.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 170.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 165.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 200.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 2019 | 229.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 242.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 319.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 264.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 284.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 364.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | +28.3% |
| 2025 | 389.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.9% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 389.98 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.55 constant 2024 US$ per person, 3.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 389.98 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 531.76 constant 2024 US$ per person, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 194.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | 183.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | 211.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 197.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | 160.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 265.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 173.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | 149.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | 229.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 311.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | 242.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 389.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 47 Cyprus 460.71 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 48 Azerbaijan 456 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 49 Yemen 407.57 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 51 Bulgaria 372.43 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 52 Turkey 312.22 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 53 Guyana 286.91 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per capita in Serbia?
- Military spending, per capita in Serbia was 389.98 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 389.98 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 149.65 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2015.
- How does Serbia rank for military spending, per capita?
- Serbia ranks 50th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.