Military spending per military personnel by country
This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.
Countries reporting
166
Highest
845,874 constant 2022 US$
Qatar
Lowest
37.87 constant 2022 US$
Venezuela
Median
35,713 constant 2022 US$
Years covered
207
1816–2022
Data points
14,182
What the numbers show
Military spending per military personnel is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 845,874 constant 2022 US$ in Qatar; the lowest is 37.87 constant 2022 US$ in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 35,713 constant 2022 US$, and the mean is 103,715 constant 2022 US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22,337.
Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 40 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 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 133.9% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 762,321 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Libya | 677,720 constant 2022 US$ | 2015 | up 5,637.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Sweden | 638,754 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Australia | 637,627 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 535,686 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 525,476 constant 2022 US$ | 2020 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Kuwait | 525,210 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Netherlands | 501,423 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Denmark | 456,774 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 449,055 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Norway | 415,257 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 395,002 constant 2022 US$ | 2020 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 14 | New Zealand | 388,829 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Switzerland | 348,888 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 344,103 constant 2022 US$ | 2020 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium | 340,566 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 327,483 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 319,408 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Finland | 298,004 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Italy | 256,991 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 238,965 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Bahrain | 206,366 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 201,428 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 1,915.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 197,174 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Poland | 189,479 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 184,799 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Ireland | 183,659 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechia | 181,394 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Oman | 170,488 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 32 | China | 166,070 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 196.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Israel | 160,349 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 159,596 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovenia | 153,253 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 150,221 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 159.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Estonia | 144,636 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovakia | 142,005 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Yemen | 122,403 constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | up 603.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Bahamas | 118,216 constant 2022 US$ | 2020 | up 104.6% | rising |
| 41 | Hungary | 115,217 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Taiwan | 105,301 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 43 | South Korea | 101,370 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 94,215 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 525.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Algeria | 93,643 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Russia | 90,225 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Romania | 89,849 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 147.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 89,601 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Chile | 88,367 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Lithuania | 84,040 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Ukraine | 76,140 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 252.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Brunei | 75,691 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 53 | Ecuador | 71,321 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Brazil | 70,722 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 70,029 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Botswana | 69,084 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 57 | Uruguay | 67,626 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 168.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Gabon | 65,529 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 59 | India | 63,740 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 62,892 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Argentina | 61,768 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Montenegro | 57,017 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 63 | Kenya | 55,613 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 64 | South Africa | 53,689 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 65 | Malta | 53,532 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Cyprus | 52,993 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 52,190 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Barbados | 50,592 constant 2022 US$ | 2020 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 48,043 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Colombia | 47,661 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Namibia | 45,412 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Jamaica | 45,056 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Turkey | 44,797 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Serbia | 44,705 constant 2022 US$ | 2020 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Guinea | 44,203 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 394.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Philippines | 42,518 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 112.2% | rising |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 41,246 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 79 | Malaysia | 40,503 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 80 | Peru | 40,077 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Tunisia | 40,065 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Mali | 38,714 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Tanzania | 37,261 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 173.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 37,112 constant 2022 US$ | 2018 | up 327.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Albania | 36,022 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 35,404 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 235.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Senegal | 35,344 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 99.9% | rising |
| 88 | Honduras | 35,211 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Iraq | 35,206 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Congo | 34,734 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Guyana | 32,933 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 32,852 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 32,192 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 94 | Paraguay | 31,754 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Mozambique | 31,131 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 283.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Suriname | 30,246 constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Morocco | 29,075 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Indonesia | 28,982 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | 28,941 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 100 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28,296 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 101 | Nigeria | 27,384 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 102 | Belarus | 27,075 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 170.3% | rising |
| 103 | Jordan | 26,815 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 104 | Zambia | 26,705 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 105 | East Timor | 26,398 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 55.8% | flat |
| 106 | Guatemala | 25,885 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Uganda | 24,924 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 188.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Syria | 24,595 constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | up 282.1% | falling |
| 109 | Mauritius | 23,542 constant 2022 US$ | 1999 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Armenia | 23,524 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Togo | 22,732 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 186.5% | rising |
| 112 | Lesotho | 21,533 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 113 | Thailand | 21,499 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Georgia | 21,014 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Cameroon | 20,809 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 30.5% | rising |
| 116 | Fiji | 20,630 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19,660 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 118 | Pakistan | 19,175 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 119 | Ghana | 19,135 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 70.1% | falling |
| 120 | Liberia | 18,626 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Bolivia | 18,579 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 122 | El Salvador | 18,356 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Tajikistan | 18,344 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 124 | Mauritania | 17,971 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Haiti | 17,462 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 276.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 16,552 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Turkmenistan | 16,484 constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 128 | Angola | 15,916 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Dominican Republic | 15,756 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 130 | Belize | 15,686 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 131 | Iran | 15,669 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Eswatini | 14,902 constant 2022 US$ | 1999 | up 210.7% | rising |
| 134 | Vietnam | 13,988 constant 2022 US$ | 2020 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Mongolia | 13,688 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Cape Verde | 13,623 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Moldova | 13,498 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 166.3% | volatile |
| 138 | South Sudan | 12,346 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Chad | 11,872 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Malawi | 11,698 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Egypt | 11,414 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 142 | Costa Rica | 10,689 constant 2022 US$ | 1999 | up 49.5% | falling |
| 143 | Benin | 10,138 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 45.9% | rising |
| 144 | Somalia | 9,681 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Niger | 9,199 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Myanmar | 8,928 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Madagascar | 8,393 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 46.8% | falling |
| 148 | Nicaragua | 8,388 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Sudan | 7,786 constant 2022 US$ | 2021 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 7,369 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Cambodia | 6,509 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Central African Republic | 6,458 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Rwanda | 6,120 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Sri Lanka | 6,091 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Comoros | 5,324 constant 2022 US$ | 1992 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 156 | Nepal | 5,152 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Bhutan | 5,023 constant 2022 US$ | 2000 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 158 | Lebanon | 4,812 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Gambia | 4,457 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Burundi | 3,825 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3,804 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Afghanistan | 3,465 constant 2022 US$ | 2021 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Cuba | 3,176 constant 2022 US$ | 2018 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Sierra Leone | 3,075 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Ethiopia | 2,063 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 167 | North Korea | 1,224 constant 2022 US$ | 2018 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Laos | 912.27 constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Eritrea | 477.57 constant 2022 US$ | 2016 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Venezuela | 37.87 constant 2022 US$ | 2022 | down 99.9% | volatile |
About this data
This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.