Afghanistan
Military spending in US dollars in Afghanistan
Military spending in US dollars in Afghanistan: $5.37M in 1970 and $8.55M in 1977, by SIPRI estimates.
- Latest, 1977
- $8.55M
- Since 1970
- +$3.18M
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| 1977 | $8.55M |
| 1976 | $8.11M |
| 1975 | $6.36M |
| 1974 | $6.06M |
| 1973 | $6.23M |
| 1970 | $5.37M |
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.
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- Military spending1.83% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending per person$7 in 2021
- Military share of state spending5% of government spending in 2020
- Armed forces personnel165,000 people in 2020
- National power0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.82% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports65 million TIV in 2021
- Arms exports1 million TIV in 1992