Jordan vs Tunisia
Jordan vs Tunisia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $2.5B in Jordan and $1.35B in Tunisia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Jordan, by $1.15B, or 1.85 times that in Tunisia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Jordan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1967.
- In 2025, Jordan ranked 59 and Tunisia ranked 74 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Jordan | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.5B | $1.35B |
| 2024 | $2.53B | $1.32B |
| 2023 | $2.5B | $1.29B |
| 2022 | $2.42B | $1.34B |
| 2021 | $2.35B | $1.41B |
| 2020 | $2.25B | $1.4B |
| 2019 | $2.23B | $1.34B |
| 2018 | $2.17B | $1.09B |
| 2017 | $2.24B | $1.08B |
| 2016 | $2.11B | $1.17B |
| 2015 | $1.92B | $1.1B |
| 2014 | $1.82B | $918M |
| 2013 | $1.75B | $769M |
| 2012 | $1.87B | $698M |
| 2011 | $2.11B | $691M |
| 2010 | $2.15B | $579M |
| 2009 | $2.27B | $558M |
| 2008 | $1.95B | $541M |
| 2007 | $1.69B | $498M |
| 2006 | $1.2B | $540M |
| 2005 | $1.1B | $512M |
| 2004 | $1.11B | $476M |
| 2003 | $1.19B | $467M |
| 2002 | $1.03B | $449M |
| 2001 | $1.07B | $453M |
| 2000 | $1.09B | $436M |
| 1999 | $1.06B | $418M |
| 1998 | $1.03B | $422M |
| 1997 | $951M | $414M |
| 1996 | $921M | $419M |
| 1995 | $696M | $364M |
| 1994 | $966M | $358M |
| 1993 | $951M | $346M |
| 1992 | $907M | $333M |
| 1991 | $1.11B | $331M |
| 1990 | $873M | $324M |
| 1989 | $1.04B | $352M |
| 1988 | $1.31B | $341M |
| 1987 | $1.39B | $295M |
| 1986 | $1.39B | $325M |
| 1985 | $1.26B | $379M |
| 1984 | $1.15B | $437M |
| 1983 | $1.19B | $639M |
| 1982 | $1.17B | $519M |
| 1981 | $1.11B | $344M |
| 1980 | $1.02B | $260M |
| 1979 | $1.1B | $244M |
| 1978 | $975M | $255M |
| 1977 | $967M | $229M |
| 1976 | $1.25B | $173M |
| 1975 | $826M | $150M |
| 1974 | $841M | $106M |
| 1973 | $945M | $104M |
| 1972 | $981M | $106M |
| 1971 | $887M | $94M |
| 1970 | $939M | $90.5M |
| 1969 | $1.14B | $70.8M |
| 1968 | $1.25B | $74.3M |
| 1967 | $1.03B | $66.2M |
| 1966 | – | $61.8M |
| 1965 | – | $58.9M |
| 1964 | – | $75M |
| 1963 | – | $62.2M |
| 1962 | – | $62M |
| 1961 | – | $81.3M |
- 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
Jordan vs Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancyJordan: 77.8 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterJordan: 85.7% in 2022Tunisia: 74.3% in 2022
- DepressionJordan: 3.56% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateJordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Tunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJordan: 11.4 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthJordan: 1.6% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJordan: 93.2% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageJordan: 24.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJordan: 4.3% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateJordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personJordan: $221 in 2025Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingJordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelJordan: 116,000 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- National powerJordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020Tunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJordan: 34 million TIV in 2024Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025