Military spending per military personnel in Portugal
Portugal: Military spending per military personnel was 159,596 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
159,596
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
34th
of 170 countries
All-time high
159,596
in 2022
All-time low
1,076
in 1917
Years of data
200
1816–2022
Military spending per military personnel in Portugal, 1816–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending per military personnel in Portugal is 159,596, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 200 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 108.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending per military personnel in Portugal peaked at 159,596 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,076, in 1917.
Portugal ranks 34th of 170 countries on this measure, 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 3,309 | — |
| 1817 | 2,840 | -14.2% |
| 1818 | 2,851 | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 3,051 | +7.0% |
| 1820 | 3,324 | +8.9% |
| 1821 | 3,757 | +13.0% |
| 1822 | 3,250 | -13.5% |
| 1823 | 3,248 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | 3,040 | -6.4% |
| 1825 | 3,178 | +4.5% |
| 1826 | 3,268 | +2.9% |
| 1827 | 4,006 | +22.6% |
| 1828 | 2,742 | -31.6% |
| 1829 | 2,910 | +6.1% |
| 1830 | 2,765 | -5.0% |
| 1831 | 3,246 | +17.4% |
| 1832 | 2,714 | -16.4% |
| 1833 | 2,702 | -0.5% |
| 1834 | 2,602 | -3.7% |
| 1835 | 2,695 | +3.6% |
| 1836 | 2,440 | -9.5% |
| 1837 | 2,413 | -1.1% |
| 1838 | 2,220 | -8.0% |
| 1839 | 2,292 | +3.3% |
| 1840 | 3,950 | +72.3% |
| 1841 | 3,536 | -10.5% |
| 1842 | 3,533 | -0.1% |
| 1843 | 3,685 | +4.3% |
| 1844 | 3,606 | -2.1% |
| 1845 | 4,220 | +17.0% |
| 1846 | 5,585 | +32.4% |
| 1847 | 5,318 | -4.8% |
| 1848 | 4,468 | -16.0% |
| 1849 | 5,959 | +33.4% |
| 1850 | 5,595 | -6.1% |
| 1851 | 5,771 | +3.1% |
| 1852 | 5,770 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | 5,654 | -2.0% |
| 1854 | 5,223 | -7.6% |
| 1855 | 4,327 | -17.1% |
| 1856 | 4,843 | +11.9% |
| 1857 | 4,338 | -10.4% |
| 1858 | 5,191 | +19.7% |
| 1859 | 4,369 | -15.8% |
| 1860 | 5,540 | +26.8% |
| 1861 | 5,030 | -9.2% |
| 1862 | 5,642 | +12.2% |
| 1863 | 5,275 | -6.5% |
| 1864 | 5,962 | +13.0% |
| 1865 | 4,466 | -25.1% |
| 1866 | 4,802 | +7.5% |
| 1867 | 4,751 | -1.1% |
| 1868 | 5,181 | +9.0% |
| 1869 | 4,879 | -5.8% |
| 1870 | 4,231 | -13.3% |
| 1871 | 3,360 | -20.6% |
| 1872 | 3,862 | +14.9% |
| 1873 | 3,161 | -18.1% |
| 1874 | 2,922 | -7.6% |
| 1875 | 2,733 | -6.5% |
| 1876 | 3,006 | +10.0% |
| 1877 | 3,093 | +2.9% |
| 1878 | 3,427 | +10.8% |
| 1879 | 3,372 | -1.6% |
| 1880 | 4,166 | +23.6% |
| 1881 | 4,162 | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 4,733 | +13.7% |
| 1883 | 5,094 | +7.6% |
| 1884 | 5,245 | +3.0% |
| 1885 | 4,101 | -21.8% |
| 1886 | 4,969 | +21.2% |
| 1887 | 5,809 | +16.9% |
| 1888 | 6,469 | +11.3% |
| 1889 | 6,205 | -4.1% |
| 1890 | 6,599 | +6.3% |
| 1891 | 5,900 | -10.6% |
| 1892 | 5,745 | -2.6% |
| 1893 | 6,005 | +4.5% |
| 1894 | 5,686 | -5.3% |
| 1895 | 6,360 | +11.9% |
| 1896 | 6,343 | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 6,308 | -0.5% |
| 1898 | 5,764 | -8.6% |
| 1899 | 5,961 | +3.4% |
| 1900 | 6,006 | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 5,584 | -7.0% |
| 1902 | 6,133 | +9.8% |
| 1903 | 6,461 | +5.4% |
| 1904 | 6,596 | +2.1% |
| 1905 | 7,271 | +10.2% |
| 1906 | 7,233 | -0.5% |
| 1907 | 6,976 | -3.6% |
| 1908 | 7,277 | +4.3% |
| 1909 | 8,727 | +19.9% |
| 1910 | 7,316 | -16.2% |
| 1912 | 7,738 | +5.8% |
| 1913 | 7,540 | -2.6% |
| 1914 | 4,157 | -44.9% |
| 1915 | 1,267 | -69.5% |
| 1916 | 1,088 | -14.1% |
| 1917 | 1,076 | -1.1% |
| 1918 | 1,229 | +14.1% |
| 1919 | 6,733 | +448.0% |
| 1920 | 3,179 | -52.8% |
| 1921 | 3,659 | +15.1% |
| 1922 | 3,380 | -7.6% |
| 1923 | 2,662 | -21.2% |
| 1924 | 2,585 | -2.9% |
| 1925 | 2,389 | -7.6% |
| 1926 | 2,857 | +19.6% |
| 1927 | 3,719 | +30.2% |
| 1928 | 4,238 | +14.0% |
| 1929 | 4,495 | +6.0% |
| 1930 | 5,960 | +32.6% |
| 1931 | 5,882 | -1.3% |
| 1932 | 6,066 | +3.1% |
| 1933 | 6,262 | +3.2% |
| 1934 | 8,884 | +41.9% |
| 1935 | 8,843 | -0.5% |
| 1936 | 9,548 | +8.0% |
| 1937 | 11,918 | +24.8% |
| 1938 | 12,030 | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 11,898 | -1.1% |
| 1940 | 14,568 | +22.4% |
| 1941 | 15,478 | +6.2% |
| 1948 | 6,805 | -56.0% |
| 1949 | 7,303 | +7.3% |
| 1950 | 6,550 | -10.3% |
| 1951 | 6,203 | -5.3% |
| 1952 | 7,230 | +16.6% |
| 1953 | 7,774 | +7.5% |
| 1954 | 7,949 | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 7,784 | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 8,597 | +10.5% |
| 1957 | 8,830 | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 9,188 | +4.1% |
| 1959 | 9,416 | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 10,260 | +9.0% |
| 1961 | 15,526 | +51.3% |
| 1962 | 17,816 | +14.7% |
| 1963 | 9,957 | -44.1% |
| 1964 | 5,236 | -47.4% |
| 1965 | 10,627 | +102.9% |
| 1966 | 9,673 | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 11,729 | +21.3% |
| 1968 | 11,648 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 10,732 | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 11,467 | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 11,882 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 12,198 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 11,200 | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 12,937 | +15.5% |
| 1975 | 30,969 | +139.4% |
| 1976 | 29,432 | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 24,733 | -16.0% |
| 1978 | 22,758 | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 24,242 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 22,543 | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 21,706 | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 22,291 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 20,998 | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 19,599 | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 20,357 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 22,546 | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 23,770 | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 26,340 | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 26,912 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 32,700 | +21.5% |
| 1991 | 34,786 | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 40,813 | +17.3% |
| 1993 | 50,416 | +23.5% |
| 1994 | 28,051 | -44.4% |
| 1995 | 46,376 | +65.3% |
| 1996 | 48,404 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 48,298 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 48,044 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 46,045 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 73,218 | +59.0% |
| 2001 | 77,384 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 78,753 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 79,457 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 90,185 | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 90,668 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 88,830 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 98,110 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 106,116 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 99,508 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 89,404 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 85,443 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 76,708 | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 74,272 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 70,211 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 82,911 | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 89,024 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 104,384 | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 105,979 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 142,294 | +34.3% |
| 2020 | 145,606 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 150,233 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 159,596 | +6.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 159,596 is below the median for high income countries, which is 182,526, 87% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 159,596 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90,225, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending per military personnel in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | +448.0% | 1,229 | 6,733 |
| 1975 | +139.4% | 12,937 | 30,969 |
| 1965 | +102.9% | 5,236 | 10,627 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 3,013 | 2,840 | 3,309 | 4 |
| 1820s | 3,272 | 2,742 | 4,006 | 10 |
| 1830s | 2,609 | 2,220 | 3,246 | 10 |
| 1840s | 4,386 | 3,533 | 5,959 | 10 |
| 1850s | 5,108 | 4,327 | 5,771 | 10 |
| 1860s | 5,153 | 4,466 | 5,962 | 10 |
| 1870s | 3,317 | 2,733 | 4,231 | 10 |
| 1880s | 5,095 | 4,101 | 6,469 | 10 |
| 1890s | 6,067 | 5,686 | 6,599 | 10 |
| 1900s | 6,826 | 5,584 | 8,727 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4,238 | 1,076 | 7,738 | 9 |
| 1920s | 3,316 | 2,389 | 4,495 | 10 |
| 1930s | 8,729 | 5,882 | 12,030 | 10 |
| 1940s | 11,039 | 6,805 | 15,478 | 4 |
| 1950s | 7,952 | 6,203 | 9,416 | 10 |
| 1960s | 11,321 | 5,236 | 17,816 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19,182 | 11,200 | 30,969 | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,706 | 19,599 | 26,912 | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,393 | 28,051 | 50,416 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88,223 | 73,218 | 106,116 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,063 | 70,211 | 142,294 | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,812 | 145,606 | 159,596 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending per military personnel in Portugal?
- Military spending per military personnel in Portugal was 159,596 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending per military personnel recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 159,596 in 2022.
- What is the lowest military spending per military personnel recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,076 in 1917.
- How does Portugal rank for military spending per military personnel?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military spending per military personnel rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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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