Military spending, per unit of GDP in Egypt
Egypt: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
125th
of 170 countries
All-time high
1.03 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1974
All-time low
0.0105 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Egypt, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.0122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP for military spending, per unit of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Egypt peaked at 1.03 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
Egypt ranks 125th of 170 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 unit of GDP in Egypt, year by year
| Year | constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.431 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.4542 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 0.5515 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5669 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5732 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6304 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5827 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5651 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6193 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6334 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7184 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1971 | 0.704 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6975 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8835 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.7% |
| 1974 | 1.03 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9445 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7451 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6128 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 1978 | 0.448 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3101 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2129 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2207 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2065 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2185 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2086 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1925 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1917 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1795 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1707 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1156 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0809 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.0% |
| 1991 | 0.077 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.08 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0718 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0652 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.063 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0571 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0513 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0483 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.05 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0482 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.054 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0572 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0527 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0604 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0538 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0486 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0407 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0316 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0265 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0237 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0208 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0201 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0208 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0206 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0195 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.017 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0171 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0154 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0146 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0139 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0123 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0105 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0466 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 26% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5608 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.431 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6334 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7098 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3101 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.03 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1917 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1156 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2207 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0645 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0483 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0809 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0474 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0604 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.019 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0146 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0237 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0105 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0139 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 122 Brazil 0.0125 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 123 Panama 0.0124 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 124 Bangladesh 0.0122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 126 Malaysia 0.0117 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 127 Bahamas 0.0114 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 128 Cameroon 0.0112 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Egypt?
- Military spending, per unit of gdp in Egypt was 0.0122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
- What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 125th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.