Egypt vs United States: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $21 in Egypt and $2,755 in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by $2,734, or 130 times that in Egypt.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | $21 2025 | $56 | 120 of 151 |
| United States | $2,755 2025 | $1,952 | 4 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Egypt ranked 120 and United States ranked 4 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Egypt | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $21 | $2,755 |
| 2024 | $21 | $2,917 |
| 2023 | $28 | $2,675 |
| 2022 | $42 | $2,527 |
| 2021 | $47 | $2,373 |
| 2020 | $42 | $2,295 |
| 2019 | $35 | $2,183 |
| 2018 | $30 | $2,045 |
| 2017 | $27 | $1,956 |
| 2016 | $45 | $1,953 |
| 2015 | $56 | $1,952 |
| 2014 | $53 | $2,014 |
| 2013 | $46 | $2,132 |
| 2012 | $49 | $2,298 |
| 2011 | $50 | $2,407 |
| 2010 | $50 | $2,384 |
| 2009 | $46 | $2,303 |
| 2008 | $44 | $2,165 |
| 2007 | $40 | $1,964 |
| 2006 | $36 | $1,879 |
| 2005 | $33 | $1,812 |
| 2004 | $30 | $1,692 |
| 2003 | $31 | $1,527 |
| 2002 | $38 | $1,325 |
| 2001 | $38 | $1,173 |
| 2000 | $36 | $1,143 |
| 1999 | $35 | $1,074 |
| 1998 | $34 | $1,059 |
| 1997 | $33 | $1,077 |
| 1996 | $32 | $1,068 |
| 1995 | $30 | $1,109 |
| 1994 | $27 | $1,167 |
| 1993 | $25 | $1,213 |
| 1992 | $23 | $1,260 |
| 1991 | $23 | $1,174 |
| 1990 | $39 | $1,291 |
| 1989 | $63 | $1,290 |
| 1988 | $82 | $1,252 |
- Highly uncertain
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.
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