Military spending per military personnel in Bhutan

Bhutan: Military spending per military personnel was 5,023 in 2000. ▲ Rising

Latest (2000)
5,023
Change on year
up 37.8%
World rank
157th
of 170 countries
All-time high
5,023
in 2000
All-time low
2,815
in 1981
Years of data
30
1971–2000

Military spending per military personnel in Bhutan, 1971–2000

02.0k4.0k6.0k1971198520001971: 3.7k1972: 3.6k1973: 3.3k1974: 3.1k1975: 3.0k1976: 2.9k1977: 3.5k1978: 3.3k1979: 3.2k1980: 3.0k1981: 2.8k1982: 2.9k1983: 2.8k1984: 2.9k1985: 2.8k1986: 3.2k1987: 3.3k1988: 3.0k1989: 4.0k1990: 3.2k1991: 3.4k1992: 3.9k1993: 4.1k1994: 4.4k1995: 4.7k1996: 3.1k1997: 3.2k1998: 3.6k1999: 3.6k2000: 5.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 5,023 for military spending per military personnel in 2000. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 37.8% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military spending per military personnel in Bhutan peaked at 5,023 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,815, in 1981.

That places Bhutan 157th out of 170 countries with data for 2000, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,301 2,949 3,682 9
1980s 3,073 2,815 3,960 10
1990s 3,721 3,070 4,664 10
2000s 5,023 5,023 5,023 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 154 Sri Lanka 6,091 compare
  2. 155 Comoros 5,324 compare
  3. 156 Nepal 5,152 compare
  4. 158 Lebanon 4,812 compare
  5. 159 Gambia 4,457 compare
  6. 160 Burundi 3,825 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military spending per military personnel in Bhutan?
Military spending per military personnel in Bhutan was 5,023 in 2000, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest military spending per military personnel recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 5,023 in 2000.
What is the lowest military spending per military personnel recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 2,815 in 1981.
How does Bhutan rank for military spending per military personnel?
Bhutan ranks 157th out of 170 countries with data for 2000.
Is military spending per military personnel rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending per military personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Military spending per military personnel
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
170 places, 14,182 data points, 1816–2022
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