Afghanistan: Military spending

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 Afghanistan

Military spending, in billion U.S. dollars

 Latest value 0.28
 Year 2021
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1970 - 2021
 Average 0.17
 Min - Max 0.00 - 0.33
 Source Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
The latest value from 2021 is 0.28 billion U.S. dollars, unchanged from 0.28 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 13.52 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 152 countries. Historically, the average for Afghanistan from 1970 to 2021 is 0.17 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 0.33 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2011. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Afghanistan - Military spending - Recent values chart

Historical series
Afghanistan - Military spending - historical chart - 1970-2021




Definition: Military spending includes expenditure on peacekeeping, defense ministries, paramilitary forces, and military space activities. Also: military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions; operations and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid. Defense and current expenditure for past military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and weapon destruction, are not included.

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 Military spending 0.28 2021 billion U.S. dollars
 Military spending, percent of GDP 1.83 2021 percent
 Military spending, percent of government spending 4.97 2020 percent
 Armed forces 165,000 2020 people
 Armed forces, percent of labor force 1.81 2020 percent
 Arms exports 1.00 1992 million U.S. dollars
 Arms imports 65.00 2021 dollars
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