Military spending, per square kilometre in Israel
Israel: Military spending, per square kilometre was 1.28 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.28 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 24.7%
World rank
4th
of 161 countries
All-time high
1.28 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
69,763 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Military spending, per square kilometre in Israel, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1.28 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre for military spending, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 24.7% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per square kilometre in Israel peaked at 1.28 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69,763 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1961.
Israel ranks 4th of 161 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Military spending, per square kilometre in Israel, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69,763 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 89,475 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1963 | 106,905 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1964 | 109,228 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 114,273 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 126,647 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 206,377 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +63.0% |
| 1968 | 261,514 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1969 | 322,565 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1970 | 439,126 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1971 | 474,723 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 481,345 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 708,979 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +47.3% |
| 1974 | 727,186 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 803,438 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 743,013 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 634,113 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1978 | 689,113 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 613,189 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 649,880 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 762,629 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 706,326 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 628,794 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 683,900 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 645,786 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 602,574 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 736,557 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1988 | 741,811 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 586,340 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1990 | 619,214 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 841,229 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 1992 | 635,018 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1993 | 698,313 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 662,999 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 607,121 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 618,119 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 619,140 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 610,102 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 597,426 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 633,660 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 659,884 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 663,235 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 650,356 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 676,793 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 687,953 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 700,772 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 782,676 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 794,367 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 778,429 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 781,530 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 769,016 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 783,383 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 812,870 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 873,803 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 889,390 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 918,369 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 973,628 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 985,749 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 997,112 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.07 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.03 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.28 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +24.7% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.28 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,263 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 25.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.28 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19,019 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 67.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per square kilometre in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +63.0% | 126,647 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 206,377 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +47.3% | 481,345 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 708,979 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 156,305 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 69,763 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 322,565 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 631,422 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 439,126 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 803,438 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 674,460 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 586,340 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 762,629 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 650,868 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 597,426 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 841,229 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 702,812 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 633,660 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 794,367 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 878,485 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 769,016 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 997,112 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.03 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.28 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 1 Singapore 20.02 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 2 Bahrain 2.05 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 3 Qatar 1.40 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 5 Netherlands 511,250 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 6 South Korea 479,930 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Kuwait 448,745 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Israel
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0882 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1891 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.104 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per square kilometre in Israel?
- Military spending, per square kilometre in Israel was 1.28 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per square kilometre recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest military spending, per square kilometre recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,763 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Israel rank for military spending, per square kilometre?
- Israel ranks 4th out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, per square kilometre rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – 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.