Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan: Military spending per person
Military spending per person: $63 in Kazakhstan in 2025 and $25 in Turkmenistan in 1999, by SIPRI estimates. In 1999 the value was higher in Turkmenistan, by $16, or 2.7 times that in Kazakhstan.
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US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | $63 2025 | $114 | 91 of 151 |
| Turkmenistan | $25 1999 | — | — |
What the numbers say
- Turkmenistan has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Kazakhstan.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Kazakhstan | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $63 | – |
| 2024 | $57 | – |
| 2023 | $58 | – |
| 2022 | $59 | – |
| 2021 | $82 | – |
| 2020 | $80 | – |
| 2019 | $97 | – |
| 2018 | $80 | – |
| 2017 | $75 | – |
| 2016 | $70 | – |
| 2015 | $114 | – |
| 2014 | $130 | – |
| 2013 | $146 | – |
| 2012 | $127 | – |
| 2011 | $106 | – |
| 2010 | $90 | – |
| 2009 | $77 | – |
| 2008 | $94 | – |
| 2007 | $84 | – |
| 2006 | $49 | – |
| 2005 | $37 | – |
| 2004 | $27 | – |
| 2003 | $20 | – |
| 2002 | $16 | – |
| 2001 | $14 | – |
| 2000 | $9 | – |
| 1999 | $9 | $25 |
| 1998 | $15 | $20 |
| 1997 | $15 | $25 |
| 1996 | $15 | $11 |
| 1995 | $11 | $33 |
| 1994 | $6 | $20 |
- 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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