Indonesia vs Pakistan
Indonesia vs Pakistan: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $53 in Indonesia and $47 in Pakistan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by $6, or 1.13 times that in Pakistan.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Pakistan.
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 99 and Pakistan ranked 101 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Indonesia | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $53 | $47 |
| 2024 | $43 | $41 |
| 2023 | $40 | $35 |
| 2022 | $36 | $43 |
| 2021 | $32 | $49 |
| 2020 | $34 | $44 |
| 2019 | $30 | $45 |
| 2018 | $28 | $51 |
| 2017 | $33 | $51 |
| 2016 | $28 | $46 |
| 2015 | $29 | $44 |
| 2014 | $27 | $41 |
| 2013 | $33 | $37 |
| 2012 | $26 | $36 |
| 2011 | $24 | $35 |
| 2010 | $19 | $30 |
| 2009 | $14 | $27 |
| 2008 | $14 | $28 |
| 2007 | $14 | $29 |
| 2006 | $11 | $28 |
| 2005 | $9 | $26 |
| 2004 | $11 | $24 |
| 2003 | $10 | $23 |
| 2002 | $6 | $20 |
| 2001 | $4 | $18 |
| 2000 | $5 | $19 |
| 1999 | $5 | $21 |
| 1998 | $5 | $22 |
| 1997 | $16 | $24 |
| 1996 | $14 | $26 |
| 1995 | $13 | $28 |
| 1994 | $11 | $26 |
| 1993 | $10 | $26 |
| 1992 | $10 | $28 |
| 1991 | $9 | $26 |
| 1990 | $9 | $25 |
| 1989 | $8 | $23 |
| 1988 | $8 | $25 |
- 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
Indonesia vs Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Pakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025