Cambodia vs Indonesia
Cambodia vs Indonesia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $716M in Cambodia and $15.3B in Indonesia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by $14.6B, or 21 times that in Cambodia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1986.
- In 2025, Cambodia ranked 88 and Indonesia ranked 25 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Cambodia | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $716M | $15.3B |
| 2024 | $721M | $12B |
| 2023 | $680M | $11.1B |
| 2022 | $640M | $10.1B |
| 2021 | $683M | $8.77B |
| 2020 | $695M | $9.68B |
| 2019 | $682M | $8.31B |
| 2018 | $632M | $7.92B |
| 2017 | $547M | $9.01B |
| 2016 | $471M | $7.82B |
| 2015 | $413M | $8.37B |
| 2014 | $355M | $7.2B |
| 2013 | $322M | $8.17B |
| 2012 | $296M | $6.08B |
| 2011 | $271M | $5.3B |
| 2010 | $258M | $4.62B |
| 2009 | $216M | $3.93B |
| 2008 | $126M | $3.75B |
| 2007 | $150M | $4.03B |
| 2006 | $158M | $3.36B |
| 2005 | $156M | $3.3B |
| 2004 | $160M | $3.8B |
| 2003 | $161M | $3.4B |
| 2002 | $154M | $2.53B |
| 2001 | $168M | $2.09B |
| 2000 | $187M | $2.36B |
| 1999 | $201M | $2.29B |
| 1998 | $194M | $3.01B |
| 1997 | $217M | $4.61B |
| 1996 | $229M | $3.51B |
| 1995 | $249M | $3.13B |
| 1994 | $223M | $2.98B |
| 1993 | $102M | $2.69B |
| 1992 | $70.6M | $2.81B |
| 1991 | $31.6M | $2.61B |
| 1990 | $13.5M | $2.56B |
| 1989 | $5.82M | $2.32B |
| 1988 | $3.18M | $2.26B |
| 1987 | $2.11M | $2.37B |
| 1986 | $2.32M | $2.6B |
| 1985 | – | $2.64B |
| 1984 | – | $2.66B |
| 1983 | – | $2.66B |
| 1982 | – | $2.89B |
| 1981 | – | $2.93B |
| 1980 | – | $2.6B |
| 1979 | – | $2.24B |
| 1978 | – | $1.94B |
| 1977 | – | $1.77B |
| 1976 | – | $1.71B |
| 1975 | – | $1.71B |
| 1974 | – | $1.34B |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- 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
Cambodia vs Indonesia
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Indonesia: 71.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Indonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Indonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCambodia: 29.1% in 2022Indonesia: 30.3% in 2022
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Indonesia: 2.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Indonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Indonesia: 281 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Indonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Indonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025Indonesia: 59.4% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Indonesia: 29.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Indonesia: 7% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Indonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Indonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Indonesia: $53 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Indonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Indonesia: 676,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Indonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Indonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Indonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCambodia: 1 million TIV in 2000Indonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021