Defense Spending per Capita
Overview
Defense spending per capita shows how much each citizen effectively contributes to national defense. Wealthy nations with small populations, such as Gulf states and Nordic countries, often rank highest on this metric. It reveals the individual burden of military spending and highlights nations that prioritize defense relative to their population size.
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| # | Country | Budget/Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | $5,429 | |
| 2 | 🇮🇱 Israel | $5,108 | |
| 3 | 🇳🇴 Norway | $3,040 | |
| 4 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | $2,980 | |
| 5 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $2,839 | |
| 6 | 🇺🇸 United States | $2,755 | |
| 7 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | $2,495 | |
| 8 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $2,428 | |
| 9 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $2,197 | |
| 10 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $1,623 | |
| 11 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $1,582 | |
| 12 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | $1,549 | |
| 13 | 🇫🇮 Finland | $1,437 | |
| 14 | 🇩🇪 Germany | $1,346 | |
| 15 | 🇷🇺 Russia | $1,318 |
| # | Country | Budget/Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 🇦🇺 Australia | $1,316 | |
| 17 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $1,283 | |
| 18 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | $1,264 | |
| 19 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | $1,237 | |
| 20 | 🇵🇱 Poland | $1,219 | |
| 21 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | $1,216 | |
| 22 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | $1,164 | |
| 23 | 🇴🇲 Oman | $1,109 | |
| 24 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | $1,035 | |
| 25 | 🇫🇷 France | $1,021 | |
| 26 | 🇨🇦 Canada | $939 | |
| 27 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | $929 | |
| 28 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | $924 | |
| 29 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $903 | |
| 30 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $849 |
| # | Country | Budget/Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 🇬🇷 Greece | $842 | |
| 32 | 🇪🇸 Spain | $839 | |
| 33 | 🇮🇹 Italy | $813 | |
| 34 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | $785 | |
| 35 | 🇦🇹 Austria | $697 | |
| 36 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | $660 | |
| 37 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | $582 | |
| 38 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | $577 | |
| 39 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | $577 | |
| 40 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | $568 | |
| 41 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $563 | |
| 42 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | $546 | |
| 43 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | $544 | |
| 44 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | $540 | |
| 45 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | $518 |
| # | Country | Budget/Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 🇷🇴 Romania | $513 | |
| 47 | 🇯🇵 Japan | $504 | |
| 48 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | $486 | |
| 49 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | $476 | |
| 50 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | $414 | |
| 51 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | $384 | |
| 52 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | $342 | |
| 53 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | $297 | |
| 54 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | $277 | |
| 55 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | $273 | |
| 56 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | $272 | |
| 57 | 🇨🇱 Chile | $269 | |
| 58 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | $242 | |
| 59 | 🇨🇳 China | $237 | |
| 60 | 🇲🇹 Malta | $230 |
| # | Country | Budget/Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 🇦🇱 Albania | $224 | |
| 62 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | $221 | |
| 63 | 🇱🇾 Libya | $216 | |
| 64 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $216 | |
| 65 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | $215 | |
| 66 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | $206 | |
| 67 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | $173 | |
| 68 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | $165 | |
| 69 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | $152 | |
| 70 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | $150 | |
| 71 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $142 | |
| 72 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | $139 | |
| 73 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | $139 | |
| 74 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $138 | |
| 75 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | $134 |
| # | Country | Budget/Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | $121 | |
| 77 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | $113 | |
| 78 | 🇸🇾 Syria | $110 | |
| 79 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | $104 | |
| 80 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $104 | |
| 81 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | $101 | |
| 82 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | $92 | |
| 83 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $90 | |
| 84 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | $87 | |
| 85 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | $85 | |
| 86 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | $84 | |
| 87 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | $83 | |
| 88 | 🇮🇷 Iran | $80 | |
| 89 | 🇧🇿 Belize | $79 | |
| 90 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | $77 |
| # | Country | Budget/Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 🇵🇪 Peru | $75 | |
| 92 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | $75 | |
| 93 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | $75 | |
| 94 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | $73 | |
| 95 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | $63 | |
| 96 | 🇮🇳 India | $63 | |
| 97 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | $63 | |
| 98 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | $63 | |
| 99 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | $62 | |
| 100 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | $61 | |
| 101 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | $60 | |
| 102 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $60 | |
| 103 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | $58 | |
| 104 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | $55 | |
| 105 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | $55 |
| # | Country | Budget/Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | $53 | |
| 107 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $53 | |
| 108 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | $49 | |
| 109 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $47 | |
| 110 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | $45 | |
| 111 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | $42 | |
| 112 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | $41 | |
| 113 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | $40 | |
| 114 | 🇲🇱 Mali | $38 | |
| 115 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | $38 | |
| 116 | 🇦🇴 Angola | $38 | |
| 117 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | $38 | |
| 118 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | $37 | |
| 119 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | $34 | |
| 120 | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | $34 |
| # | Country | Budget/Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 🇨🇬 Congo | $32 | |
| 122 | 🇹🇩 Chad | $31 | |
| 123 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | $30 | |
| 124 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | $26 | |
| 125 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | $26 | |
| 126 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | $25 | |
| 127 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | $25 | |
| 128 | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | $23 | |
| 129 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | $23 | |
| 130 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | $22 | |
| 131 | 🇹🇬 Togo | $21 | |
| 132 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | $21 | |
| 133 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | $21 | |
| 134 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | $19 | |
| 135 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | $19 |
| # | Country | Budget/Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | 🇳🇪 Niger | $18 | |
| 137 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | $17 | |
| 138 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | $17 | |
| 139 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | $16 | |
| 140 | 🇧🇯 Benin | $15 | |
| 141 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $15 | |
| 142 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | $15 | |
| 143 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | $15 | |
| 144 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | $14 | |
| 145 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | $14 | |
| 146 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | $13 | |
| 147 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | $13 | |
| 148 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | $11 | |
| 149 | 🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic | $11 | |
| 150 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | $10 |
| # | Country | Budget/Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | $10 | |
| 152 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | $10 | |
| 153 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | $10 | |
| 154 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $9 | |
| 155 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | $8 | |
| 156 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | $8 | |
| 157 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | $7 | |
| 158 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | $7 | |
| 159 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | $5 | |
| 160 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | $4 | |
| 161 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | $4 | |
| 162 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | $4 | |
| 163 | 🇱🇦 Laos | $4 | |
| 164 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | $3 |