Military spending, per square kilometre in Tunisia
Tunisia: Military spending, per square kilometre was 9,266 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
9,266 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
78th
of 171 countries
All-time high
9,284 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
663.47 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Military spending, per square kilometre in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, military spending, per square kilometre in Tunisia stood at 9,266 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per square kilometre in Tunisia peaked at 9,284 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 663.47 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, in 1965.
Tunisia ranks 78th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, per square kilometre in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 808.99 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 749.49 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 719.32 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 699.65 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 663.47 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 704.11 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 729.16 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 758.67 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 756.19 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 910.67 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 934.84 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1,111 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 1,073 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 1,217 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 1,487 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1976 | 1,748 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 1,971 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 2,538 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1979 | 3,793 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 1980 | 3,730 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 3,522 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 4,202 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1983 | 5,263 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1984 | 5,056 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 4,644 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 4,736 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 4,554 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 4,091 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 3,907 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 3,806 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 3,895 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 3,960 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 3,921 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 3,579 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 3,567 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 3,580 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3,571 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 3,462 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 3,376 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 3,474 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 3,568 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3,421 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 3,881 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 3,972 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 3,895 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 4,140 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 3,962 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 4,162 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 4,259 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 4,327 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 4,856 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 5,550 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 6,020 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 6,669 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 6,984 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 7,038 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 7,125 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 7,295 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 8,461 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 8,901 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 8,989 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 9,284 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 9,266 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 9,266 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,180 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 9,266 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16,794 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per square kilometre in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +49.5% | 2,538 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 3,793 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 732.11 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 663.47 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 808.99 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,678 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 910.67 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 3,793 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,370 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 3,522 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 5,263 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,672 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 3,376 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 3,960 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,873 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 3,421 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 4,259 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,433 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 4,327 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 8,461 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,110 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 8,901 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 9,284 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 75 Costa Rica 11,776 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 76 Colombia 11,144 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 77 North Macedonia 10,955 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 79 Uruguay 9,255 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 80 Montenegro 8,988 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 81 Rwanda 8,841 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4961 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per square kilometre in Tunisia?
- Military spending, per square kilometre in Tunisia was 9,266 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per square kilometre recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,284 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest military spending, per square kilometre recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 663.47 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Tunisia rank for military spending, per square kilometre?
- Tunisia ranks 78th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military spending divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.