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Who Spends the Most on Military per Capita?

Military Expenditure Per Capita (USD) (USD), 2022 or latest
Military & Defense | October 23, 2023
$2.99
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Based on a comparison of 148 countries in 2022, Qatar ranked the highest in military expenditure per capita in USD prices with USD 5,172 followed by Israel and Saudi Arabia. On the other end of the scale was Venezuela with USD 0.158, Haiti with USD 1.07 and Sierra Leone with USD 2.95.

Data for more countries are available at Military Expenditure Per Capita (USD) indicator page.

Military Expenditure Per Capita (USD) Unit 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Australia USD 1,087 1,126 1,078 1,035 1,071
Brunei USD 960 818 834 958 999
Denmark USD 629 657 793 778 844
Israel USD 2,150 2,348 2,374 2,388 2,520
Kuwait USD 1,629 1,668 1,732 1,753 1,625
Luxembourg USD 407 546 588 620 679
Netherlands USD 537 563 652 702 764
Norway USD 1,142 1,294 1,413 1,402 1,333
Oman USD 1,772 1,458 1,567 1,317 1,194
Qatar USD ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saudi Arabia USD 1,963 2,127 2,214 1,907 1,854
Singapore USD 1,746 1,783 1,838 1,792 1,675
South Korea USD 723 767 842 861 900
Ukraine USD 65.8 73.0 94.2 123 135
United Kingdom USD 804 780 832 838 859