Military spending per military personnel in Philippines
Philippines: Military spending per military personnel was 42,518 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military spending per military personnel in Philippines, 1947–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 42,518 for military spending per military personnel in 2022. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 112.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending per military personnel in Philippines peaked at 42,518 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,667, in 1947.
That places Philippines 77th out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 6,667 | — |
| 1948 | 11,330 | +69.9% |
| 1949 | 14,741 | +30.1% |
| 1950 | 15,703 | +6.5% |
| 1951 | 16,568 | +5.5% |
| 1952 | 22,448 | +35.5% |
| 1953 | 20,439 | -8.9% |
| 1954 | 16,536 | -19.1% |
| 1955 | 13,230 | -20.0% |
| 1956 | 12,926 | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 9,587 | -25.8% |
| 1958 | 10,153 | +5.9% |
| 1959 | 9,106 | -10.3% |
| 1960 | 9,184 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 9,196 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 9,716 | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 12,518 | +28.8% |
| 1964 | 11,631 | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 12,635 | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 12,882 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 13,761 | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 13,154 | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 12,590 | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 11,338 | -9.9% |
| 1971 | 11,463 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 10,901 | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 14,853 | +36.3% |
| 1974 | 14,107 | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 13,426 | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 12,855 | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 13,265 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 13,483 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 14,375 | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 12,623 | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 12,482 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 13,163 | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 13,575 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 9,847 | -27.5% |
| 1985 | 9,237 | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 11,713 | +26.8% |
| 1987 | 13,348 | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 11,133 | -16.6% |
| 1989 | 18,151 | +63.0% |
| 1990 | 16,685 | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 16,184 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 18,436 | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 19,577 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 21,375 | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 23,607 | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 23,711 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 22,725 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 22,357 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 22,079 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 20,387 | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 17,151 | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 17,628 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 12,876 | -27.0% |
| 2004 | 12,712 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 12,849 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 14,023 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 17,004 | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 18,277 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 19,455 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 20,965 | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 19,593 | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 20,033 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 21,588 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 21,129 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 23,763 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 25,795 | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 29,584 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 31,922 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 33,806 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 38,316 | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 40,790 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 42,518 | +4.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 42,518 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33,699, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 42,518 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,962, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending per military personnel in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | +69.9% | 6,667 | 11,330 |
| 1989 | +63.0% | 11,133 | 18,151 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 10,913 | 6,667 | 14,741 | 3 |
| 1950s | 14,670 | 9,106 | 22,448 | 10 |
| 1960s | 11,727 | 9,184 | 13,761 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13,007 | 10,901 | 14,853 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,527 | 9,237 | 18,151 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,674 | 16,184 | 23,711 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,236 | 12,712 | 20,387 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,818 | 19,593 | 33,806 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,542 | 38,316 | 42,518 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending per military personnel in Philippines?
- Military spending per military personnel in Philippines was 42,518 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending per military personnel recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 42,518 in 2022.
- What is the lowest military spending per military personnel recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,667 in 1947.
- How does Philippines rank for military spending per military personnel?
- Philippines ranks 77th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military spending per military personnel rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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