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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.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Israel | $1,361.80 per capita | 2003 | ||
2 | Kuwait | $1,050.81 per capita | 2004 | ||
3 | Norway | $883.59 per capita | 2003 | ||
4 | Bahrain | $878.57 per capita | 2004 | ||
5 | Saudi Arabia | $833.75 per capita | 2002 | ||
6 | Australia | $828.69 per capita | 2004 | ||
7 | Brunei | $794.94 per capita | 2004 | ||
8 | France | $752.03 per capita | 2003 | ||
9 | United Kingdom | $718.95 per capita | 2003 | ||
10 | Sweden | $637.12 per capita | 2004 | ||
11 | Denmark | $607.29 per capita | 2003 | ||
12 | Netherlands | $577.83 per capita | 2004 | ||
13 | Cyprus | $540.62 per capita | 2002 | ||
14 | Greece | $532.47 per capita | 2004 | ||
15 | Luxembourg | $514.73 per capita | 2003 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | $504.60 per capita | 2003 | |||
16 | United Arab Emirates | $492.76 per capita | 2000 | ||
17 | Italy | $489.25 per capita | 2003 | ||
18 | Germany | $424.80 per capita | 2003 | ||
19 | Belgium | $385.41 per capita | 2003 | ||
20 | Japan | $358.80 per capita | 2004 | ||
21 | Switzerland | $352.43 per capita | 2001 | ||
22 | Finland | $349.31 per capita | 1998 | ||
23 | Taiwan | $335.09 per capita | 2003 | ||
24 | Portugal | $335.00 per capita | 2003 | ||
25 | Canada | $309.89 per capita | 2003 | ||
26 | South Korea | $303.50 per capita | 2003 | ||
27 | Jordan | $275.99 per capita | 2004 | ||
28 | Equatorial Guinea | $256.38 per capita | 2004 | ||
29 | Libya | $249.87 per capita | 1999 | ||
30 | Spain | $235.84 per capita | 2003 | ||
31 | North Korea | $235.58 per capita | 2002 | ||
32 | Czech Republic | $212.60 per capita | 2004 | ||
33 | Chile | $212.11 per capita | 2004 | ||
34 | Botswana | $191.35 per capita | 2004 | ||
35 | Austria | $186.12 per capita | 2001 | ||
36 | Slovenia | $186.02 per capita | 2000 | ||
37 | Ireland | $183.95 per capita | 2000 | ||
38 | Turkey | $171.89 per capita | 2003 | ||
39 | Seychelles | $147.06 per capita | 2004 | ||
40 | Lebanon | $139.72 per capita | 2002 | ||
41 | Croatia | $139.55 per capita | 2004 | ||
42 | Gabon | $135.65 per capita | 2004 | ||
43 | Maldives | $127.96 per capita | 2004 | ||
44 | Argentina | $117.79 per capita | 1999 | ||
45 | Estonia | $114.08 per capita | 2002 | ||
46 | Hungary | $106.31 per capita | 2002 | ||
47 | Oman | $99.84 per capita | 2004 | ||
48 | Poland | $91.55 per capita | 2002 | ||
49 | Namibia | $83.81 per capita | 2004 | ||
50 | Serbia and Montenegro | $80.54 per capita | 2002 | ||
51 | Morocco | $78.10 per capita | 2003 | ||
52 | Uruguay | $77.99 per capita | 2004 | ||
53 | Colombia | $77.91 per capita | 2001 | ||
54 | Malta | $77.50 per capita | 2004 | ||
55 | Algeria | $76.64 per capita | 2004 | ||
56 | Slovakia | $75.48 per capita | 2002 | ||
57 | Malaysia | $73.49 per capita | 2000 | ||
58 | South Africa | $68.42 per capita | 2004 | ||
59 | Lithuania | $66.30 per capita | 2001 | ||
60 | Belize | $65.77 per capita | 2003 | ||
61 | Iran | $64.77 per capita | 2003 | ||
62 | Venezuela | $64.57 per capita | 2004 | ||
63 | Bermuda | $64.19 per capita | 2002 | ||
64 | Brazil | $59.81 per capita | 2004 | ||
65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $59.76 per capita | 2002 | ||
66 | Mexico | $59.22 per capita | 2004 | ||
67 | China | $52.07 per capita | 2004 | ||
68 | Trinidad and Tobago | $51.41 per capita | 2003 | ||
69 | Syria | $51.03 per capita | 2000 | ||
70 | Cuba | $51.01 per capita | 2003 | ||
71 | Ecuador | $50.23 per capita | 2004 | ||
72 | Panama | $46.29 per capita | 2004 | ||
73 | Bulgaria | $45.24 per capita | 2002 | ||
74 | Romania | $45.18 per capita | 2002 | ||
75 | Yemen | $44.94 per capita | 2003 | ||
76 | Armenia | $44.05 per capita | 2001 | ||
77 | Fiji | $42.82 per capita | 2004 | ||
78 | Tunisia | $37.65 per capita | 1999 | ||
79 | Latvia | $36.88 per capita | 2001 | ||
80 | Djibouti | $36.71 per capita | 2004 | ||
81 | Swaziland | $36.17 per capita | 2004 | ||
82 | Eritrea | $35.68 per capita | 2004 | ||
83 | Egypt | $34.24 per capita | 2003 | ||
84 | Congo, Republic of the | $32.58 per capita | 2004 | ||
85 | Peru | $30.53 per capita | 2003 | ||
86 | Cape Verde | $28.48 per capita | 2004 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | $27.84 per capita | 2004 | |||
87 | Sri Lanka | $26.45 per capita | 2004 | ||
88 | Pakistan | $25.31 per capita | 2004 | ||
89 | El Salvador | $23.63 per capita | 2003 | ||
90 | Bhutan | $21.99 per capita | 2004 | ||
91 | Dominican Republic | $21.30 per capita | 1998 | ||
92 | Turkmenistan | $20.25 per capita | 1999 | ||
93 | Comoros | $19.73 per capita | 2004 | ||
94 | Albania | $18.36 per capita | 2002 | ||
95 | Lesotho | $17.96 per capita | 2004 | ||
96 | Belarus | $17.74 per capita | 2002 | ||
97 | Sudan | $17.49 per capita | 2001 | ||
98 | Suriname | $16.91 per capita | 2003 | ||
99 | Zimbabwe | $16.77 per capita | 2004 | ||
100 | Guatemala | $16.42 per capita | 2004 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | $15.26 per capita | 2004 | |||
101 | Azerbaijan | $15.16 per capita | 1999 | ||
102 | Costa Rica | $15.10 per capita | 2004 | ||
103 | Kazakhstan | $14.93 per capita | 2002 | ||
104 | Bolivia | $14.67 per capita | 2004 | ||
105 | Honduras | $14.27 per capita | 2004 | ||
106 | Cameroon | $13.79 per capita | 2004 | ||
107 | India | $13.17 per capita | 2003 | ||
108 | Ukraine | $12.82 per capita | 2002 | ||
109 | Jamaica | $11.86 per capita | 2003 | ||
110 | Angola | $11.85 per capita | 2004 | ||
111 | Benin | $11.80 per capita | 2004 | ||
112 | Chad | $10.72 per capita | 2004 | ||
113 | Mauritius | $10.13 per capita | 2004 | ||
114 | Cote d'Ivoire | $10.08 per capita | 2004 | ||
115 | Philippines | $9.87 per capita | 2004 | ||
116 | Mongolia | $9.43 per capita | 2002 | ||
117 | Senegal | $9.42 per capita | 2004 | ||
118 | Zambia | $9.30 per capita | 2004 | ||
119 | Paraguay | $9.17 per capita | 2004 | ||
120 | Guyana | $8.68 per capita | 2003 | ||
121 | Cambodia | $8.61 per capita | 2001 | ||
122 | Vietnam | $8.49 per capita | 1998 | ||
123 | Bangladesh | $7.15 per capita | 2004 | ||
124 | Mauritania | $6.98 per capita | 2004 | ||
125 | Afghanistan | $6.61 per capita | 2004 | ||
126 | Guinea | $6.42 per capita | 2004 | ||
127 | Nicaragua | $6.40 per capita | 2004 | ||
128 | Uganda | $6.12 per capita | 2004 | ||
129 | Mozambique | $6.04 per capita | 2004 | ||
130 | Indonesia | $5.97 per capita | 2004 | ||
131 | Togo | $5.93 per capita | 2004 | ||
132 | Guinea-Bissau | $5.78 per capita | 2004 | ||
133 | Tajikistan | $5.67 per capita | 2001 | ||
134 | Rwanda | $5.64 per capita | 2004 | ||
135 | Burundi | $5.32 per capita | 2004 | ||
136 | Kenya | $5.29 per capita | 2004 | ||
137 | Burkina Faso | $5.01 per capita | 2004 | ||
138 | Georgia | $4.87 per capita | 2000 | ||
139 | Ethiopia | $4.82 per capita | 2004 | ||
140 | Sao Tome and Principe | $4.58 per capita | 2004 | ||
141 | Nigeria | $3.95 per capita | 2004 | ||
142 | Central African Republic | $3.89 per capita | 2004 | ||
143 | Kyrgyzstan | $3.88 per capita | 2001 | ||
144 | Nepal | $3.73 per capita | 2004 | ||
145 | Haiti | $3.14 per capita | 2003 | ||
146 | Papua New Guinea | $2.99 per capita | 2003 | ||
147 | Sierra Leone | $2.47 per capita | 2004 | ||
148 | Niger | $2.47 per capita | 2004 | ||
149 | Madagascar | $2.46 per capita | 2004 | ||
150 | Somalia | $2.45 per capita | 2003 | ||
151 | Ghana | $2.27 per capita | 2004 | ||
152 | Moldova | $2.22 per capita | 2004 | ||
153 | Laos | $1.92 per capita | 2004 | ||
154 | Mali | $1.71 per capita | 2004 | ||
155 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $1.67 per capita | 2004 | ||
156 | Malawi | $0.88 per capita | 2004 | ||
157 | The Gambia | $0.68 per capita | 2004 | ||
158 | Tanzania | $0.55 per capita | 2004 | ||
159 | Liberia | $0.46 per capita | 2004 | ||
160 | Iceland | 0.0 | 2003 |