Military spending, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Military spending, per capita was 57.61 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2021. ▼ Falling
Military spending, per capita in Sudan, 1960–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, military spending, per capita in Sudan stood at 57.61 constant 2024 US$ per person. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.6% on the previous year and down 92.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per capita in Sudan peaked at 828.28 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 57.61 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 2021.
Sudan ranks 101st of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Military spending, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 248.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 243.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 280.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 1963 | 294.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 407.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | +38.4% |
| 1965 | 543.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | +33.4% |
| 1966 | 460.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 1967 | 416.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 1968 | 494.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 1969 | 639.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | +29.4% |
| 1970 | 738.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 1971 | 715.8 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 597.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.5% |
| 1973 | 521.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.7% |
| 1974 | 391.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 326.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.5% |
| 1976 | 465.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +42.4% |
| 1977 | 463.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 329.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | -29.0% |
| 1979 | 373.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 413.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 333.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.2% |
| 1982 | 351.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 485.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | +38.3% |
| 1984 | 544.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 379.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.3% |
| 1986 | 317.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 353.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 377.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 419.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 329.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.4% |
| 1992 | 279.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 312.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 225.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | -27.9% |
| 1995 | 160.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.8% |
| 1996 | 111.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.7% |
| 1997 | 85.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 226.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | +165.2% |
| 1999 | 392.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | +73.0% |
| 2000 | 497.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +26.7% |
| 2001 | 316.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -36.4% |
| 2002 | 321.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 240 constant 2024 US$ per person | -25.2% |
| 2004 | 659.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +174.8% |
| 2005 | 526.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.1% |
| 2006 | 605.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 704.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 828.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 785.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 322.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | -59.0% |
| 2016 | 327.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 410.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 202.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | -50.8% |
| 2019 | 177.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 100.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | -43.5% |
| 2021 | 57.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -42.6% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 57.61 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.78 constant 2024 US$ per person, 5.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 57.61 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2 constant 2024 US$ per person, 3.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per capita in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +174.8% | 240 constant 2024 US$ per person | 659.48 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1998 | +165.2% | 85.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | 226.86 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 402.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 243.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | 639.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 492.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | 326.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | 738.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 395.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | 317.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | 544.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 254.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 85.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | 419.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 548.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | 240 constant 2024 US$ per person | 828.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 287.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | 177.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | 410.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 78.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 57.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | 100.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 98 Equatorial Guinea 58.04 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 99 Djibouti 57.94 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 100 Paraguay 57.86 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 102 Uzbekistan 54.74 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 103 Philippines 53.94 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 104 Indonesia 53.65 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per capita in Sudan?
- Military spending, per capita in Sudan was 57.61 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 828.28 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.61 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Sudan rank for military spending, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 101st out of 161 countries with data for 2021.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.