Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $1,316 in Australia and $10 in Papua New Guinea, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by $1,306, or 130 times that in Papua New Guinea.
AustraliaPapua New Guinea
Watch it change on the mapUS dollars per person · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | $1,316 2025 | $1,012 | 14 of 151 |
| Papua New Guinea | $10 2025 | $12 | 139 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Australia ranked 14 and Papua New Guinea ranked 139 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Australia | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,316 | $10 |
| 2024 | $1,288 | $9 |
| 2023 | $1,231 | $10 |
| 2022 | $1,244 | $13 |
| 2021 | $1,267 | $9 |
| 2020 | $1,064 | $10 |
| 2019 | $1,030 | $9 |
| 2018 | $1,077 | $9 |
| 2017 | $1,129 | $9 |
| 2016 | $1,093 | $9 |
| 2015 | $1,012 | $12 |
| 2014 | $1,101 | $13 |
| 2013 | $1,077 | $13 |
| 2012 | $1,157 | $14 |
| 2011 | $1,192 | $8 |
| 2010 | $1,056 | $6 |
| 2009 | $878 | $7 |
| 2008 | $881 | $6 |
| 2007 | $828 | $6 |
| 2006 | $697 | $5 |
| 2005 | $657 | $5 |
| 2004 | $602 | $4 |
| 2003 | $504 | $3 |
| 2002 | $408 | $3 |
| 2001 | $366 | $4 |
| 2000 | $383 | $6 |
| 1999 | $413 | $7 |
| 1998 | $382 | $10 |
| 1997 | $431 | $16 |
| 1996 | $451 | $17 |
| 1995 | $426 | $12 |
| 1994 | $419 | $19 |
| 1993 | $382 | $16 |
| 1992 | $394 | $14 |
| 1991 | $407 | $13 |
| 1990 | $394 | $18 |
| 1989 | $377 | $14 |
| 1988 | $355 | $13 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time