Israel vs Philippines
Israel vs Philippines: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $5,108 in Israel and $55 in Philippines, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by $5,053, or 93 times that in Philippines.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Israel ranked 1 and Philippines ranked 97 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Israel | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,108 | $55 |
| 2024 | $4,926 | $48 |
| 2023 | $2,949 | $45 |
| 2022 | $2,526 | $47 |
| 2021 | $2,660 | $49 |
| 2020 | $2,411 | $42 |
| 2019 | $2,306 | $39 |
| 2018 | $2,284 | $38 |
| 2017 | $2,261 | $36 |
| 2016 | $2,041 | $31 |
| 2015 | $2,003 | $32 |
| 2014 | $2,193 | $30 |
| 2013 | $2,050 | $33 |
| 2012 | $1,855 | $29 |
| 2011 | $1,965 | $28 |
| 2010 | $1,881 | $26 |
| 2009 | $1,765 | $23 |
| 2008 | $1,943 | $25 |
| 2007 | $1,627 | $22 |
| 2006 | $1,360 | $18 |
| 2005 | $1,321 | $16 |
| 2004 | $1,306 | $15 |
| 2003 | $1,262 | $16 |
| 2002 | $1,251 | $15 |
| 2001 | $1,354 | $14 |
| 2000 | $1,361 | $17 |
| 1999 | $1,287 | $17 |
| 1998 | $1,395 | $16 |
| 1997 | $1,517 | $22 |
| 1996 | $1,544 | $26 |
| 1995 | $1,482 | $24 |
| 1994 | $1,509 | $20 |
| 1993 | $1,543 | $18 |
| 1992 | $1,495 | $17 |
| 1991 | $2,000 | $14 |
| 1990 | $1,477 | $15 |
| 1989 | $1,279 | $16 |
| 1988 | $1,638 | $16 |
- 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
Israel vs Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Philippines: 47.9% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007