Military spending per military personnel in Italy
Italy: Military spending per military personnel was 256,991 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
256,991
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
22nd
of 170 countries
All-time high
267,096
in 2008
All-time low
736.22
in 1915
Years of data
206
1816–2022
Military spending per military personnel in Italy, 1816–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, military spending per military personnel in Italy stood at 256,991.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending per military personnel in Italy peaked at 267,096 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 736.22, in 1915.
That places Italy 22nd out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending per military personnel in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 3,912 | — |
| 1817 | 1,741 | -55.5% |
| 1818 | 1,742 | +0.1% |
| 1819 | 1,768 | +1.5% |
| 1820 | 1,860 | +5.2% |
| 1821 | 2,177 | +17.0% |
| 1822 | 1,624 | -25.4% |
| 1823 | 5,328 | +228.1% |
| 1824 | 4,034 | -24.3% |
| 1825 | 4,047 | +0.3% |
| 1826 | 4,330 | +7.0% |
| 1827 | 4,163 | -3.9% |
| 1828 | 3,972 | -4.6% |
| 1829 | 4,313 | +8.6% |
| 1830 | 4,277 | -0.8% |
| 1831 | 5,396 | +26.2% |
| 1832 | 5,484 | +1.6% |
| 1833 | 5,455 | -0.5% |
| 1834 | 4,913 | -9.9% |
| 1835 | 4,141 | -15.7% |
| 1836 | 3,669 | -11.4% |
| 1837 | 3,719 | +1.4% |
| 1838 | 3,656 | -1.7% |
| 1839 | 4,246 | +16.1% |
| 1840 | 4,359 | +2.7% |
| 1841 | 4,675 | +7.3% |
| 1842 | 5,145 | +10.0% |
| 1843 | 6,265 | +21.8% |
| 1844 | 6,208 | -0.9% |
| 1845 | 6,538 | +5.3% |
| 1846 | 5,621 | -14.0% |
| 1847 | 4,826 | -14.2% |
| 1848 | 7,622 | +58.0% |
| 1849 | 4,959 | -34.9% |
| 1850 | 6,546 | +32.0% |
| 1851 | 4,583 | -30.0% |
| 1852 | 4,344 | -5.2% |
| 1853 | 4,413 | +1.6% |
| 1854 | 4,127 | -6.5% |
| 1855 | 5,422 | +31.4% |
| 1856 | 5,137 | -5.3% |
| 1857 | 4,640 | -9.7% |
| 1858 | 4,737 | +2.1% |
| 1859 | 13,625 | +187.6% |
| 1860 | 7,412 | -45.6% |
| 1861 | 7,883 | +6.3% |
| 1862 | 9,248 | +17.3% |
| 1863 | 6,141 | -33.6% |
| 1864 | 4,640 | -24.4% |
| 1865 | 6,102 | +31.5% |
| 1866 | 5,679 | -6.9% |
| 1867 | 2,473 | -56.4% |
| 1868 | 3,005 | +21.5% |
| 1869 | 4,066 | +35.3% |
| 1870 | 4,243 | +4.4% |
| 1871 | 2,129 | -49.8% |
| 1872 | 4,265 | +100.3% |
| 1873 | 5,476 | +28.4% |
| 1874 | 4,721 | -13.8% |
| 1875 | 4,929 | +4.4% |
| 1876 | 6,459 | +31.0% |
| 1877 | 6,057 | -6.2% |
| 1878 | 4,919 | -18.8% |
| 1879 | 5,958 | +21.1% |
| 1880 | 5,734 | -3.8% |
| 1881 | 6,407 | +11.7% |
| 1882 | 7,280 | +13.6% |
| 1883 | 8,116 | +11.5% |
| 1884 | 6,695 | -17.5% |
| 1885 | 6,600 | -1.4% |
| 1886 | 7,357 | +11.5% |
| 1887 | 7,214 | -1.9% |
| 1888 | 8,281 | +14.8% |
| 1889 | 7,417 | -10.4% |
| 1890 | 7,701 | +3.8% |
| 1891 | 6,507 | -15.5% |
| 1892 | 7,109 | +9.2% |
| 1893 | 6,144 | -13.6% |
| 1894 | 6,808 | +10.8% |
| 1895 | 8,348 | +22.6% |
| 1896 | 8,267 | -1.0% |
| 1897 | 7,506 | -9.2% |
| 1898 | 5,916 | -21.2% |
| 1899 | 6,777 | +14.6% |
| 1900 | 7,288 | +7.5% |
| 1901 | 6,813 | -6.5% |
| 1902 | 6,563 | -3.7% |
| 1903 | 6,798 | +3.6% |
| 1904 | 6,986 | +2.8% |
| 1905 | 7,158 | +2.5% |
| 1906 | 7,515 | +5.0% |
| 1907 | 9,377 | +24.8% |
| 1908 | 9,775 | +4.3% |
| 1909 | 9,871 | +1.0% |
| 1910 | 9,340 | -5.4% |
| 1911 | 11,418 | +22.2% |
| 1912 | 9,528 | -16.6% |
| 1913 | 13,756 | +44.4% |
| 1914 | 8,009 | -41.8% |
| 1915 | 736.22 | -90.8% |
| 1916 | 1,063 | +44.4% |
| 1917 | 1,126 | +5.9% |
| 1918 | 1,378 | +22.4% |
| 1919 | 1,974 | +43.2% |
| 1920 | 4,157 | +110.6% |
| 1921 | 15,470 | +272.2% |
| 1922 | 14,858 | -4.0% |
| 1923 | 10,210 | -31.3% |
| 1924 | 6,692 | -34.5% |
| 1925 | 8,533 | +27.5% |
| 1926 | 9,092 | +6.5% |
| 1927 | 10,585 | +16.4% |
| 1928 | 12,000 | +13.4% |
| 1929 | 12,039 | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 12,151 | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 13,890 | +14.3% |
| 1932 | 13,619 | -2.0% |
| 1933 | 14,224 | +4.4% |
| 1934 | 19,236 | +35.2% |
| 1935 | 6,153 | -68.0% |
| 1936 | 49,723 | +708.1% |
| 1937 | 34,341 | -30.9% |
| 1938 | 29,805 | -13.2% |
| 1939 | 23,142 | -22.4% |
| 1940 | 5,915 | -74.4% |
| 1942 | 1,840 | -68.9% |
| 1943 | 3,191 | +73.4% |
| 1944 | 15,864 | +397.2% |
| 1945 | 15,359 | -3.2% |
| 1946 | 13,524 | -11.9% |
| 1947 | 12,920 | -4.5% |
| 1948 | 14,111 | +9.2% |
| 1949 | 17,005 | +20.5% |
| 1950 | 24,226 | +42.5% |
| 1951 | 19,397 | -19.9% |
| 1952 | 22,960 | +18.4% |
| 1953 | 21,571 | -6.1% |
| 1954 | 24,065 | +11.6% |
| 1955 | 23,084 | -4.1% |
| 1956 | 25,384 | +10.0% |
| 1957 | 25,513 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 27,341 | +7.2% |
| 1959 | 25,710 | -6.0% |
| 1960 | 26,472 | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 20,335 | -23.2% |
| 1962 | 22,862 | +12.4% |
| 1963 | 23,207 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 22,498 | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 31,750 | +41.1% |
| 1966 | 33,860 | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 34,424 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 35,863 | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 32,783 | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 35,553 | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 39,467 | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 39,061 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 35,461 | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 34,752 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 36,980 | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 36,461 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 35,839 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 39,254 | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 44,066 | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 41,623 | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 42,286 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 46,045 | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 48,186 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 51,508 | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 52,826 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 56,380 | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 66,722 | +18.3% |
| 1988 | 67,629 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 67,612 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 70,165 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 74,182 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 75,976 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 73,899 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 73,868 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 74,809 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 78,005 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 81,246 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 87,270 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 87,291 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 139,120 | +59.4% |
| 2001 | 152,776 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 180,436 | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 213,185 | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 236,821 | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 219,703 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 222,791 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 247,409 | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 267,096 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 133,127 | -50.2% |
| 2010 | 115,773 | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 180,583 | +56.0% |
| 2012 | 169,104 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 166,107 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 163,220 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 152,364 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 157,862 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 178,444 | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 192,583 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 214,212 | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 229,254 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 252,106 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 256,991 | +1.9% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 256,991 is above the median for high income countries, which is 182,526, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Italy's 256,991 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90,225, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending per military personnel in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | +708.1% | 6,153 | 49,723 |
| 1944 | +397.2% | 3,191 | 15,864 |
| 1921 | +272.2% | 4,157 | 15,470 |
| 1823 | +228.1% | 1,624 | 5,328 |
| 1859 | +187.6% | 4,737 | 13,625 |
| 1920 | +110.6% | 1,974 | 4,157 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 2,291 | 1,741 | 3,912 | 4 |
| 1820s | 3,585 | 1,624 | 5,328 | 10 |
| 1830s | 4,496 | 3,656 | 5,484 | 10 |
| 1840s | 5,622 | 4,359 | 7,622 | 10 |
| 1850s | 5,757 | 4,127 | 13,625 | 10 |
| 1860s | 5,665 | 2,473 | 9,248 | 10 |
| 1870s | 4,916 | 2,129 | 6,459 | 10 |
| 1880s | 7,110 | 5,734 | 8,281 | 10 |
| 1890s | 7,108 | 5,916 | 8,348 | 10 |
| 1900s | 7,814 | 6,563 | 9,871 | 10 |
| 1910s | 5,833 | 736.22 | 13,756 | 10 |
| 1920s | 10,364 | 4,157 | 15,470 | 10 |
| 1930s | 21,628 | 6,153 | 49,723 | 10 |
| 1940s | 11,081 | 1,840 | 17,005 | 9 |
| 1950s | 23,925 | 19,397 | 27,341 | 10 |
| 1960s | 28,405 | 20,335 | 35,863 | 10 |
| 1970s | 37,689 | 34,752 | 44,066 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54,082 | 41,623 | 67,629 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77,671 | 70,165 | 87,291 | 10 |
| 2000s | 201,246 | 133,127 | 267,096 | 10 |
| 2010s | 169,025 | 115,773 | 214,212 | 10 |
| 2020s | 246,117 | 229,254 | 256,991 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending per military personnel in Italy?
- Military spending per military personnel in Italy was 256,991 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending per military personnel recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 267,096 in 2008.
- What is the lowest military spending per military personnel recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 736.22 in 1915.
- How does Italy rank for military spending per military personnel?
- Italy ranks 22nd out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military spending per military personnel rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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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