Military > Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	IsraelIsrael	$1,361.80 per capita	2003
2	KuwaitKuwait	$1,050.81 per capita	2004
3	NorwayNorway	$883.59 per capita	2003
4	BahrainBahrain	$878.57 per capita	2004
5	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	$833.75 per capita	2002
6	AustraliaAustralia	$828.69 per capita	2004
7	BruneiBrunei	$794.94 per capita	2004
8	FranceFrance	$752.03 per capita	2003
9	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	$718.95 per capita	2003
10	SwedenSweden	$637.12 per capita	2004
11	DenmarkDenmark	$607.29 per capita	2003
12	NetherlandsNetherlands	$577.83 per capita	2004
13	CyprusCyprus	$540.62 per capita	2002
14	GreeceGreece	$532.47 per capita	2004
15	LuxembourgLuxembourg	$514.73 per capita	2003
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	$504.60 per capita	2003
16	United Arab EmiratesUAE	$492.76 per capita	2000
17	ItalyItaly	$489.25 per capita	2003
18	GermanyGermany	$424.80 per capita	2003
19	BelgiumBelgium	$385.41 per capita	2003
20	JapanJapan	$358.80 per capita	2004
21	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	$352.43 per capita	2001
22	FinlandFinland	$349.31 per capita	1998
23	TaiwanTaiwan	$335.09 per capita	2003
24	PortugalPortugal	$335.00 per capita	2003
25	CanadaCanada	$309.89 per capita	2003
26	South KoreaSouth Korea	$303.50 per capita	2003
27	JordanJordan	$275.99 per capita	2004
28	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	$256.38 per capita	2004
29	LibyaLibya	$249.87 per capita	1999
30	SpainSpain	$235.84 per capita	2003
31	North KoreaNorth Korea	$235.58 per capita	2002
32	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	$212.60 per capita	2004
33	ChileChile	$212.11 per capita	2004
34	BotswanaBotswana	$191.35 per capita	2004
35	AustriaAustria	$186.12 per capita	2001
36	SloveniaSlovenia	$186.02 per capita	2000
37	IrelandIreland	$183.95 per capita	2000
38	TurkeyTurkey	$171.89 per capita	2003
39	SeychellesSeychelles	$147.06 per capita	2004
40	LebanonLebanon	$139.72 per capita	2002
41	CroatiaCroatia	$139.55 per capita	2004
42	GabonGabon	$135.65 per capita	2004
43	MaldivesMaldives	$127.96 per capita	2004
44	ArgentinaArgentina	$117.79 per capita	1999
45	EstoniaEstonia	$114.08 per capita	2002
46	HungaryHungary	$106.31 per capita	2002
47	OmanOman	$99.84 per capita	2004
48	PolandPoland	$91.55 per capita	2002
49	NamibiaNamibia	$83.81 per capita	2004
50	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	$80.54 per capita	2002
51	MoroccoMorocco	$78.10 per capita	2003
52	UruguayUruguay	$77.99 per capita	2004
53	ColombiaColombia	$77.91 per capita	2001
54	MaltaMalta	$77.50 per capita	2004
55	AlgeriaAlgeria	$76.64 per capita	2004
56	SlovakiaSlovakia	$75.48 per capita	2002
57	MalaysiaMalaysia	$73.49 per capita	2000
58	South AfricaSouth Africa	$68.42 per capita	2004
59	LithuaniaLithuania	$66.30 per capita	2001
60	BelizeBelize	$65.77 per capita	2003
61	IranIran	$64.77 per capita	2003
62	VenezuelaVenezuela	$64.57 per capita	2004
63	BermudaBermuda	$64.19 per capita	2002
64	BrazilBrazil	$59.81 per capita	2004
65	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	$59.76 per capita	2002
66	MexicoMexico	$59.22 per capita	2004
67	ChinaChina	$52.07 per capita	2004
68	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	$51.41 per capita	2003
69	SyriaSyria	$51.03 per capita	2000
70	CubaCuba	$51.01 per capita	2003
71	EcuadorEcuador	$50.23 per capita	2004
72	PanamaPanama	$46.29 per capita	2004
73	BulgariaBulgaria	$45.24 per capita	2002
74	RomaniaRomania	$45.18 per capita	2002
75	YemenYemen	$44.94 per capita	2003
76	ArmeniaArmenia	$44.05 per capita	2001
77	FijiFiji	$42.82 per capita	2004
78	TunisiaTunisia	$37.65 per capita	1999
79	LatviaLatvia	$36.88 per capita	2001
80	DjiboutiDjibouti	$36.71 per capita	2004
81	SwazilandSwaziland	$36.17 per capita	2004
82	EritreaEritrea	$35.68 per capita	2004
83	EgyptEgypt	$34.24 per capita	2003
84	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	$32.58 per capita	2004
85	PeruPeru	$30.53 per capita	2003
86	Cape VerdeCape Verde	$28.48 per capita	2004
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	$27.84 per capita	2004
87	Sri LankaSri Lanka	$26.45 per capita	2004
88	PakistanPakistan	$25.31 per capita	2004
89	El SalvadorEl Salvador	$23.63 per capita	2003
90	BhutanBhutan	$21.99 per capita	2004
91	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	$21.30 per capita	1998
92	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	$20.25 per capita	1999
93	ComorosComoros	$19.73 per capita	2004
94	AlbaniaAlbania	$18.36 per capita	2002
95	LesothoLesotho	$17.96 per capita	2004
96	BelarusBelarus	$17.74 per capita	2002
97	SudanSudan	$17.49 per capita	2001
98	SurinameSuriname	$16.91 per capita	2003
99	ZimbabweZimbabwe	$16.77 per capita	2004
100	GuatemalaGuatemala	$16.42 per capita	2004
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	$15.26 per capita	2004
101	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	$15.16 per capita	1999
102	Costa RicaCosta Rica	$15.10 per capita	2004
103	KazakhstanKazakhstan	$14.93 per capita	2002
104	BoliviaBolivia	$14.67 per capita	2004
105	HondurasHonduras	$14.27 per capita	2004
106	CameroonCameroon	$13.79 per capita	2004
107	IndiaIndia	$13.17 per capita	2003
108	UkraineUkraine	$12.82 per capita	2002
109	JamaicaJamaica	$11.86 per capita	2003
110	AngolaAngola	$11.85 per capita	2004
111	BeninBenin	$11.80 per capita	2004
112	ChadChad	$10.72 per capita	2004
113	MauritiusMauritius	$10.13 per capita	2004
114	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	$10.08 per capita	2004
115	PhilippinesPhilippines	$9.87 per capita	2004
116	MongoliaMongolia	$9.43 per capita	2002
117	SenegalSenegal	$9.42 per capita	2004
118	ZambiaZambia	$9.30 per capita	2004
119	ParaguayParaguay	$9.17 per capita	2004
120	GuyanaGuyana	$8.68 per capita	2003
121	CambodiaCambodia	$8.61 per capita	2001
122	VietnamVietnam	$8.49 per capita	1998
123	BangladeshBangladesh	$7.15 per capita	2004
124	MauritaniaMauritania	$6.98 per capita	2004
125	AfghanistanAfghanistan	$6.61 per capita	2004
126	GuineaGuinea	$6.42 per capita	2004
127	NicaraguaNicaragua	$6.40 per capita	2004
128	UgandaUganda	$6.12 per capita	2004
129	MozambiqueMozambique	$6.04 per capita	2004
130	IndonesiaIndonesia	$5.97 per capita	2004
131	TogoTogo	$5.93 per capita	2004
132	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	$5.78 per capita	2004
133	TajikistanTajikistan	$5.67 per capita	2001
134	RwandaRwanda	$5.64 per capita	2004
135	BurundiBurundi	$5.32 per capita	2004
136	KenyaKenya	$5.29 per capita	2004
137	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	$5.01 per capita	2004
138	GeorgiaGeorgia	$4.87 per capita	2000
139	EthiopiaEthiopia	$4.82 per capita	2004
140	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	$4.58 per capita	2004
141	NigeriaNigeria	$3.95 per capita	2004
142	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	$3.89 per capita	2004
143	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	$3.88 per capita	2001
144	NepalNepal	$3.73 per capita	2004
145	HaitiHaiti	$3.14 per capita	2003
146	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	$2.99 per capita	2003
147	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	$2.47 per capita	2004
148	NigerNiger	$2.47 per capita	2004
149	MadagascarMadagascar	$2.46 per capita	2004
150	SomaliaSomalia	$2.45 per capita	2003
151	GhanaGhana	$2.27 per capita	2004
152	MoldovaMoldova	$2.22 per capita	2004
153	LaosLaos	$1.92 per capita	2004
154	MaliMali	$1.71 per capita	2004
155	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	$1.67 per capita	2004
156	MalawiMalawi	$0.88 per capita	2004
157	The GambiaThe Gambia	$0.68 per capita	2004
158	TanzaniaTanzania	$0.55 per capita	2004
159	LiberiaLiberia	$0.46 per capita	2004
160	IcelandIceland	0.0	2003

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