Military spending, per capita in Spain
Spain: Military spending, per capita was 763.75 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
763.75 constant 2024 US$ per person
Change on year
up 48.0%
World rank
32nd
of 161 countries
All-time high
763.75 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
All-time low
138.62 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 1961
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Military spending, per capita in Spain, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Spain recorded 763.75 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 48.0% on the previous year and up 93.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per capita in Spain peaked at 763.75 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 138.62 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1961.
That places Spain 32nd 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 138.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 138.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 167.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 1963 | 156.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 177.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 175.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 209.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1967 | 194.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 254.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | +30.8% |
| 1969 | 296.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 1970 | 295.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 281.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 331.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 1973 | 322.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 353.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 318.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 373.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 375.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 387.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 411.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 423.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 426.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 439.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 489.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 499.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 506.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 472.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 498.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 502.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 499.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 505.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 484.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 470.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 456.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 458.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 460.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 444.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 437.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 457.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 500.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 515.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 506.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 462.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 461 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 473.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 471.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 478.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 487.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 477.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 453.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 454.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 418.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 422.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 369.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 370.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 394.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 365.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 403.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 416.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 417.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 416.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 444.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 474.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 528.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 515.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 763.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | +48.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 763.75 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 883.8 constant 2024 US$ per person, 86% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Spain's 763.75 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 531.76 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per capita in Spain 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 | +48.0% | 515.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | 763.75 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 190.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | 138.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | 296.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 345.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | 281.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | 411.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 475.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | 423.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | 506.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 467.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | 437.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | 505.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 478.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | 453.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | 515.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 403.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | 365.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | 454.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 523.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | 416.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | 763.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 29 Latvia 866.58 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 30 Switzerland 786.6 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 31 Italy 771.27 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 33 Greece 749.59 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 34 Austria 638.91 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 35 Czechia 595.97 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per capita in Spain?
- Military spending, per capita in Spain was 763.75 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 763.75 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 138.62 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for military spending, per capita?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.