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1412. Military Expenditures and Armed Forces Personnel, by Country

[Military expenditures in millions of dollars, except as indicated (306,000 represents $306,000,000,000).Personnel data as of July.See also Table 572. For most countries, data for expenditures and for gross national product (GNP) werebased on local currencies which were deflated to constant 1997 localcurrency values before conversion to U.S. dollar equivalents. In general,the rates used for conversion are the 1997 average par/market exchange rates assupplied by the World Bank.Armed Forces refer to active-duty militarypersonnel, including paramilitary forces where those forces resembleregular units in their organization, equipment, training, or mission.Reserve forces are not included]

 
Military expenditures Armed Forces personnel
 
CURRENT DOLLARS CONSTANT (1997) DOLLARS
COUNTRY   Number Per 1,000
Percent Per Capita (1,000) population
1990 1997 1990 1997 of GNP (dollars)
 
1990 1997 1990 1997 1990 1997 1990 1997
 
United States 306,000 276,000 359,000 276,000 5.2 3.3 1,430 1,030 2,180 1,530 8.7 5.7
 
Afghanistan (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 58 (NA) 3.9 (NA)
Albania 1 (NA) 64 (NA) 64 (NA) 1.4 (NA) 19 (NA) 52 (NA) 15.8
Algeria 1 726 1,750 850 1,750 2.0 3.9 34 59 126 124 5.0 4.2
Angola 1 1,250 1,550 1,470 1,550 21.3 20.5 174 147 115 95 13.6 9.0
Argentina 3,350 3,700 3,930 3,700 1.9 1.2 120 103 85 65 2.6 1.8
Armenia 1 (X) 342 (X) 342 (X) 3.5 (X) 99 (X) 60 (X) 17.5
Australia 6,090 8,460 7,130 8,460 2.3 2.2 418 459 68 65 4.0 3.5
Austria 1,650 1,790 1,930 1,790 1.1 0.9 251 221 43 48 5.6 5.9
Azerbaijan 1 (X) 225 (X) 225 (X) 1.9 (X) 29 (X) 75 (X) 9.6
Bahrain 216 533 253 533 6.3 10.3 504 883 8 9 15.9 14.9
Bangladesh 301 592 352 592 1.2 1.4 3 5 103 110 0.9 0.9
Barbados (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 0 0 1.8 1.5
Belarus 1 (X) 841 (X) 841 (X) 1.7 (X) 81 (X) 65 (X) 6.2
Belgium 4,450 3,690 5,210 3,690 2.4 1.5 523 363 106 46 10.6 4.5
Belize 5 (NA) 6 (NA) 1.2 (NA) 32 (NA) 1 1 5.2 4.0
Benin 1 26 27 31 27 2.0 1.3 7 5 6 8 1.3 1.4
Bhutan (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 (NA) 4.3
Bolivia 158 150 185 150 3.2 1.9 28 20 30 33 4.5 4.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 (X) 259 (X) 259 (X) 5.9 (X) 80 (X) 40 (X) 12.4
Botswana 143 241 168 241 5.0 5.1 128 168 6 8 4.6 5.2
Brazil 9,560 14,100 11,200 14,100 1.8 1.8 75 84 295 296 2.0 1.8
Brunei 336 374 393 374 5.5 4.6 1,550 1,220 4 5 16.7 16.3
Bulgaria 1 3,890 949 4,550 949 8.6 3.0 508 114 129 80 14.4 9.6
Burkina Faso 47 67 56 67 3.1 2.8 6 6 10 9 1.1 0.8
Burma 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 230 322 5.6 6.9
Burundi 24 57 28 57 2.4 6.1 5 11 12 35 2.1 6.5
Cambodia 1 (NA) 126 (NA) 126 (NA) 4.1 (NA) 11 112 60 12.8 5.4
Cameroon 1 112 240 132 240 1.6 3.0 11 16 23 13 1.9 0.9
Canada 9,240 7,800 10,800 7,800 2.1 1.3 406 257 87 61 3.3 2.0
Cape Verde (NA) 4 (NA) 4 (NA) 0.9 (NA) 10 1 1 2.9 2.0
Central African Republic 1 11 39 13 39 1.4 3.9 5 12 4 5 1.4 1.4
Chad 36 43 42 43 3.9 2.7 7 6 50 35 8.5 4.9
Chile 2 1,190 2,860 1,390 2,860 3.2 3.9 106 196 95 102 7.2 7.0
China 1 3 48,300 74,900 56,600 74,900 3.5 2.2 50 61 3,500 2,600 3.1 2.1
Colombia 1,300 3,460 1,520 3,460 2.2 3.7 46 91 110 149 3.3 3.9
Congo (Brazzaville) 4 72 74 85 74 4.5 4.1 38 28 9 10 4.1 3.8
Congo (Kinshasa) 1 4 (NA) 252 (NA) 252 (NA) 5.0 (NA) 5 55 (NA) 1.5 (NA)
Costa Rica 74 58 87 58 1.2 0.6 29 17 8 10 2.6 2.8
Cote d'Ivoire 97 101 113 101 1.6 1.1 10 7 15 15 1.3 1.0
Croatia 1 (X) 1,490 (X) 1,490 (X) 6.3 (X) 319 (X) 58 (X) 12.4
Cuba 1 2 1,380 720 1,620 720 4.1 2.3 153 65 297 55 28.1 5.0
Cyprus 164 506 192 506 3.7 6.1 282 680 10 10 14.7 13.4
Czech Republic 1 (X) 1,990 (X) 1,990 (X) 1.9 (X) 193 (X) 55 (X) 5.3
Denmark 2,420 2,800 2,830 2,800 2.0 1.7 551 529 31 29 6.0 5.5
Djibouti 30 20 35 20 7.1 4.1 96 47 4 8 11.3 18.4
Dominican Republic 90 168 105 168 1.0 1.1 15 21 21 22 2.9 2.8
Ecuador 1 398 746 466 746 3.2 4.0 46 62 53 58 5.2 4.8
Egypt 1,570 2,180 1,840 2,180 3.1 2.8 33 34 434 430 7.7 6.6
El Salvador 1 244 101 286 101 3.7 0.9 57 18 55 15 10.9 2.6
Equatorial Guinea (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 1 2.7 2.9
Eritrea (X) 65 (X) 65 (X) 7.8 (X) 17 (X) 55 (X) 14.8
Estonia 1 (X) 111 (X) 111 (X) 1.5 (X) 77 (X) 7 (X) 4.9
Ethiopia 1 456 117 534 117 11.0 1.9 11 2 250 100 5.2 1.8
Fiji 35 48 41 48 2.3 2.4 56 61 5 4 6.8 5.0
Finland 1,530 1,960 1,790 1,960 1.6 1.7 360