Military spending per military personnel by country
Countries reporting
170
Highest
845,874
Qatar
Lowest
37.87
Venezuela
Median
35,713
Years covered
207
1816–2022
Data points
14,182
What the numbers show
Military spending per military personnel is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 845,874 in Qatar; the lowest is 37.87 in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 35,713, and the mean is 103,331.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22,337.
Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 5,637.2%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 99.9%).
Military spending per military personnel: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 845,874 | 2022 | up 133.9% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 762,321 | 2022 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Libya | 677,720 | 2015 | up 5,637.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Sweden | 638,754 | 2022 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Australia | 637,627 | 2022 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 535,686 | 2022 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 525,476 | 2020 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Kuwait | 525,210 | 2022 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Netherlands | 501,423 | 2022 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Denmark | 456,774 | 2022 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 449,055 | 2022 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Norway | 415,257 | 2022 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 395,002 | 2020 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 14 | New Zealand | 388,829 | 2022 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Switzerland | 348,888 | 2022 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 344,103 | 2020 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium | 340,566 | 2022 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 327,483 | 2022 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 319,408 | 2022 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Finland | 298,004 | 2022 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Singapore | 282,351 | 2022 | up 84.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Italy | 256,991 | 2022 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 238,965 | 2022 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Bahrain | 206,366 | 2022 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 201,428 | 2022 | up 1,915.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 197,174 | 2022 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Poland | 189,479 | 2022 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 184,799 | 2022 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Ireland | 183,659 | 2022 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechia | 181,394 | 2022 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Oman | 170,488 | 2022 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 32 | China | 166,070 | 2022 | up 196.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Israel | 160,349 | 2022 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 159,596 | 2022 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovenia | 153,253 | 2022 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 150,221 | 2022 | up 159.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Estonia | 144,636 | 2022 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovakia | 142,005 | 2022 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Yemen | 122,403 | 2016 | up 603.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Bahamas | 118,216 | 2020 | up 104.6% | rising |
| 41 | Hungary | 115,217 | 2022 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Taiwan | 105,301 | 2022 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 43 | South Korea | 101,370 | 2022 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 94,215 | 2022 | up 525.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Algeria | 93,643 | 2022 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Russia | 90,225 | 2022 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Romania | 89,849 | 2022 | up 147.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 89,601 | 2022 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Chile | 88,367 | 2022 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Lithuania | 84,040 | 2022 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Ukraine | 76,140 | 2022 | up 252.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Brunei | 75,691 | 2022 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 53 | Ecuador | 71,321 | 2022 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Brazil | 70,722 | 2022 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 70,029 | 2022 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Botswana | 69,084 | 2022 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 57 | Uruguay | 67,626 | 2022 | up 168.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Gabon | 65,529 | 2022 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 59 | India | 63,740 | 2022 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 62,892 | 2022 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Argentina | 61,768 | 2022 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Montenegro | 57,017 | 2022 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 63 | Kenya | 55,613 | 2022 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 64 | South Africa | 53,689 | 2022 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 65 | Malta | 53,532 | 2022 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Cyprus | 52,993 | 2022 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 52,190 | 2022 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Mexico | 51,571 | 2022 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Barbados | 50,592 | 2020 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 48,043 | 2022 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Colombia | 47,661 | 2022 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Namibia | 45,412 | 2022 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Jamaica | 45,056 | 2022 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Turkey | 44,797 | 2022 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Serbia | 44,705 | 2020 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Guinea | 44,203 | 2022 | up 394.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Philippines | 42,518 | 2022 | up 112.2% | rising |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 41,246 | 2022 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 79 | Malaysia | 40,503 | 2022 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 80 | Peru | 40,077 | 2022 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Tunisia | 40,065 | 2022 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Mali | 38,714 | 2022 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Tanzania | 37,261 | 2022 | up 173.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 37,112 | 2018 | up 327.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Albania | 36,022 | 2022 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 35,404 | 2022 | up 235.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Senegal | 35,344 | 2022 | up 99.9% | rising |
| 88 | Honduras | 35,211 | 2022 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Iraq | 35,206 | 2022 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Congo | 34,734 | 2022 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Guyana | 32,933 | 2022 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 32,852 | 2022 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 32,192 | 2022 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 94 | Paraguay | 31,754 | 2022 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Mozambique | 31,131 | 2022 | up 283.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Suriname | 30,246 | 2016 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Morocco | 29,075 | 2022 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Indonesia | 28,982 | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | 28,941 | 2022 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 100 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28,296 | 2022 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 101 | Nigeria | 27,384 | 2022 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 102 | Belarus | 27,075 | 2022 | up 170.3% | rising |
| 103 | Jordan | 26,815 | 2022 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 104 | Zambia | 26,705 | 2022 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 105 | East Timor | 26,398 | 2022 | down 55.8% | flat |
| 106 | Guatemala | 25,885 | 2022 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Uganda | 24,924 | 2022 | up 188.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Syria | 24,595 | 2016 | up 282.1% | falling |
| 109 | Mauritius | 23,542 | 1999 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Armenia | 23,524 | 2022 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Togo | 22,732 | 2022 | up 186.5% | rising |
| 112 | Lesotho | 21,533 | 2022 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 113 | Thailand | 21,499 | 2022 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Georgia | 21,014 | 2022 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Cameroon | 20,809 | 2022 | down 30.5% | rising |
| 116 | Fiji | 20,630 | 2022 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19,660 | 2022 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 118 | Pakistan | 19,175 | 2022 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 119 | Ghana | 19,135 | 2022 | up 70.1% | falling |
| 120 | Liberia | 18,626 | 2022 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Bolivia | 18,579 | 2022 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 122 | El Salvador | 18,356 | 2022 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Tajikistan | 18,344 | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 124 | Mauritania | 17,971 | 2022 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Haiti | 17,462 | 2022 | up 276.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 16,552 | 2022 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Turkmenistan | 16,484 | 2016 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 128 | Angola | 15,916 | 2022 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Dominican Republic | 15,756 | 2022 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 130 | Belize | 15,686 | 2022 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 131 | Iran | 15,669 | 2022 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Eswatini | 14,902 | 1999 | up 210.7% | rising |
| 133 | Panama | 14,277 | 1999 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 134 | Vietnam | 13,988 | 2020 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Mongolia | 13,688 | 2022 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Cape Verde | 13,623 | 2022 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Moldova | 13,498 | 2022 | up 166.3% | volatile |
| 138 | South Sudan | 12,346 | 2022 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Chad | 11,872 | 2022 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Malawi | 11,698 | 2022 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Egypt | 11,414 | 2022 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 142 | Costa Rica | 10,689 | 1999 | up 49.5% | falling |
| 143 | Benin | 10,138 | 2022 | down 45.9% | rising |
| 144 | Somalia | 9,681 | 2022 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Niger | 9,199 | 2022 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Myanmar | 8,928 | 2022 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Madagascar | 8,393 | 2022 | up 46.8% | falling |
| 148 | Nicaragua | 8,388 | 2022 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Sudan | 7,786 | 2021 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 7,369 | 2022 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Cambodia | 6,509 | 2022 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Central African Republic | 6,458 | 2022 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Rwanda | 6,120 | 2022 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Sri Lanka | 6,091 | 2022 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Comoros | 5,324 | 1992 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 156 | Nepal | 5,152 | 2022 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Bhutan | 5,023 | 2000 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 158 | Lebanon | 4,812 | 2022 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Gambia | 4,457 | 2022 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Burundi | 3,825 | 2022 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3,804 | 2022 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Afghanistan | 3,465 | 2021 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Cuba | 3,176 | 2018 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Sierra Leone | 3,075 | 2022 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Ethiopia | 2,063 | 2022 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Djibouti | 1,331 | 2016 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 167 | North Korea | 1,224 | 2018 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Laos | 912.27 | 2016 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Eritrea | 477.57 | 2016 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Venezuela | 37.87 | 2022 | down 99.9% | volatile |