Brazil vs South Korea: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $113 in Brazil and $924 in South Korea, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by $811, or 8.2 times that in Brazil.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | $113 2025 | $123 | 74 of 151 |
| South Korea | $924 2025 | $720 | 25 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Brazil ranked 74 and South Korea ranked 25 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Brazil | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $113 | $924 |
| 2024 | $99 | $920 |
| 2023 | $103 | $924 |
| 2022 | $98 | $895 |
| 2021 | $92 | $980 |
| 2020 | $94 | $890 |
| 2019 | $125 | $853 |
| 2018 | $137 | $835 |
| 2017 | $144 | $762 |
| 2016 | $120 | $721 |
| 2015 | $123 | $720 |
| 2014 | $164 | $747 |
| 2013 | $166 | $689 |
| 2012 | $173 | $647 |
| 2011 | $190 | $634 |
| 2010 | $176 | $579 |
| 2009 | $134 | $507 |
| 2008 | $129 | $540 |
| 2007 | $109 | $577 |
| 2006 | $88 | $525 |
| 2005 | $74 | $464 |
| 2004 | $54 | $375 |
| 2003 | $47 | $334 |
| 2002 | $54 | $299 |
| 2001 | $62 | $276 |
| 2000 | $66 | $296 |
| 1999 | $58 | $261 |
| 1998 | $86 | $227 |
| 1997 | $84 | $324 |
| 1996 | $86 | $361 |
| 1995 | $89 | $356 |
| 1994 | $67 | $300 |
| 1993 | $46 | $277 |
| 1992 | $33 | $261 |
| 1991 | $45 | $247 |
| 1990 | $62 | $231 |
| 1989 | $60 | $219 |
| 1988 | $41 | $181 |
- 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