Kazakhstan vs Spain: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $63 in Kazakhstan and $839 in Spain, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Spain, by $776, or 13 times that in Kazakhstan.
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Latest figures
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | $63 2025 | $114 | 91 of 151 |
| Spain | $839 2025 | $325 | 29 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1994.
- In 2025, Kazakhstan ranked 91 and Spain ranked 29 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Kazakhstan | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $63 | $839 |
| 2024 | $57 | $526 |
| 2023 | $58 | $518 |
| 2022 | $59 | $434 |
| 2021 | $82 | $419 |
| 2020 | $80 | $366 |
| 2019 | $97 | $364 |
| 2018 | $80 | $380 |
| 2017 | $75 | $343 |
| 2016 | $70 | $300 |
| 2015 | $114 | $325 |
| 2014 | $130 | $367 |
| 2013 | $146 | $367 |
| 2012 | $127 | $401 |
| 2011 | $106 | $420 |
| 2010 | $90 | $422 |
| 2009 | $77 | $434 |
| 2008 | $94 | $484 |
| 2007 | $84 | $445 |
| 2006 | $49 | $389 |
| 2005 | $37 | $367 |
| 2004 | $27 | $356 |
| 2003 | $20 | $306 |
| 2002 | $16 | $248 |
| 2001 | $14 | $249 |
| 2000 | $9 | $251 |
| 1999 | $9 | $273 |
| 1998 | $15 | $255 |
| 1997 | $15 | $245 |
| 1996 | $15 | $281 |
| 1995 | $11 | $286 |
| 1994 | $6 | $254 |
| 1993 | – | $254 |
| 1992 | – | $312 |
| 1991 | – | $299 |
| 1990 | – | $299 |
| 1989 | – | $239 |
| 1988 | – | $229 |
- Estimate
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time