Military spending per military personnel in Jordan
Jordan: Military spending per military personnel was 26,815 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
26,815
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
103rd
of 170 countries
All-time high
26,815
in 2022
All-time low
5,159
in 1989
Years of data
76
1946–2022
Military spending per military personnel in Jordan, 1946–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending per military personnel in Jordan is 26,815, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending per military personnel in Jordan peaked at 26,815 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,159, in 1989.
Jordan ranks 103rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Military spending per military personnel in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 9,573 | — |
| 1947 | 8,343 | -12.8% |
| 1948 | 10,570 | +26.7% |
| 1949 | 7,881 | -25.4% |
| 1950 | 6,553 | -16.8% |
| 1951 | 13,449 | +105.2% |
| 1952 | 15,590 | +15.9% |
| 1953 | 17,199 | +10.3% |
| 1954 | 17,393 | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 17,906 | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 12,410 | -30.7% |
| 1957 | 9,749 | -21.4% |
| 1958 | 8,417 | -13.7% |
| 1959 | 8,867 | +5.3% |
| 1961 | 11,827 | +33.4% |
| 1962 | 13,289 | +12.4% |
| 1963 | 9,847 | -25.9% |
| 1964 | 10,157 | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 8,353 | -17.8% |
| 1966 | 9,570 | +14.6% |
| 1967 | 8,218 | -14.1% |
| 1968 | 13,176 | +60.3% |
| 1969 | 12,883 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 8,840 | -31.4% |
| 1971 | 9,112 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 9,502 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 10,572 | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 10,151 | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 11,554 | +13.8% |
| 1976 | 12,599 | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 12,274 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 14,788 | +20.5% |
| 1979 | 19,206 | +29.9% |
| 1980 | 19,601 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 18,627 | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 17,580 | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 16,495 | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 14,760 | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 14,786 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 16,154 | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 13,142 | -18.6% |
| 1988 | 7,147 | -45.6% |
| 1989 | 5,159 | -27.8% |
| 1990 | 8,852 | +71.6% |
| 1991 | 8,302 | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 8,113 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 7,840 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 7,531 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 7,222 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 7,069 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 7,856 | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 8,377 | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 9,280 | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 9,489 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 10,647 | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 11,410 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 11,652 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 12,043 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 12,176 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 13,438 | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 18,616 | +38.5% |
| 2008 | 20,534 | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 18,452 | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 18,230 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 17,760 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 17,412 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 16,224 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 16,418 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 17,161 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 17,699 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 20,375 | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 21,635 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 24,192 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 24,941 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 25,432 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 26,815 | +5.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 26,815 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33,699, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 26,815 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46,799, 57% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending per military personnel in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +105.2% | 6,553 | 13,449 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 9,092 | 7,881 | 10,570 | 4 |
| 1950s | 12,753 | 6,553 | 17,906 | 10 |
| 1960s | 10,813 | 8,218 | 13,289 | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,860 | 8,840 | 19,206 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,345 | 5,159 | 19,601 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,044 | 7,069 | 9,280 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,846 | 9,489 | 20,534 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,711 | 16,224 | 24,192 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,729 | 24,941 | 26,815 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending per military personnel in Jordan?
- Military spending per military personnel in Jordan was 26,815 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending per military personnel recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 26,815 in 2022.
- What is the lowest military spending per military personnel recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,159 in 1989.
- How does Jordan rank for military spending per military personnel?
- Jordan ranks 103rd out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military spending per military personnel rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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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