Military expenditure in dollars — all countries

Military expenditure in dollars — Syria

Military expenditure in dollars in Syria in 2011 — 2,494,887,483 US$. Ranked 53 in the world out of 152. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,665.2%.

2011 2.49B US$ +6.35% vs 2010
World rank 53of 152
Period maximum 3.72B US$1988
Period minimum 90.22M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2011 · US$

Military expenditure in dollars — Syria, 1960–201101B2B3B4B19601966197219781984199019962002200820111960: 90,223,464 US$1961: 90,223,464 US$1962: 149,593,496 US$1964: 112,041,885 US$1965: 118,062,827 US$1966: 102,356,021 US$1967: 118,586,387 US$1968: 190,052,356 US$1969: 194,502,618 US$1970: 199,738,220 US$1971: 176,963,351 US$1972: 260,209,424 US$1973: 388,674,557 US$1974: 537,380,924 US$1975: 887,837,838 US$1976: 945,058,881 US$1977: 998,216,561 US$1978: 1,213,503,185 US$1979: 1,581,656,051 US$1980: 2,253,248,408 US$1981: 2,437,707,006 US$1982: 2,726,878,981 US$1983: 2,733,503,185 US$1984: 3,394,904,459 US$1985: 3,510,318,471 US$1986: 3,678,980,892 US$1987: 3,650,191,083 US$1988: 3,722,802,548 US$1989: 1,483,652,561 US$1990: 1,641,781,737 US$1991: 2,893,808,463 US$1992: 2,976,570,156 US$1993: 1,426,095,238 US$1994: 1,636,299,776 US$1995: 957,899,819 US$1996: 995,089,041 US$1997: 1,046,927,961 US$1998: 1,096,039,533 US$1999: 1,127,632,857 US$2000: 897,044,909 US$2001: 1,022,526,578 US$2002: 1,102,912,157 US$2003: 1,436,210,734 US$2004: 1,388,544,983 US$2005: 1,450,324,657 US$2006: 1,435,215,692 US$2007: 1,599,033,723 US$2008: 1,732,416,848 US$2009: 2,181,974,581 US$2010: 2,346,021,283 US$2011: 2,494,887,483 US$
Change over the period: +2.4B (+2,665.23%) Average annual rate: 6.73 %

Comparison, 2011

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria

Syria 2.49B US$
World 1.75T US$
Western Asia computed 127B US$
Low-income countries computed 8.14B US$
Military expenditure in dollars — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2011 2.49B +149M +6.35%
2010 2.35B +164M +7.52%
2009 2.18B +450M +25.95%
2008 1.73B +133M +8.34%
2007 1.6B +164M +11.41%
2006 1.44B −15.11M −1.04%
2005 1.45B +61.78M +4.45%
2004 1.39B −47.67M −3.32%
2003 1.44B +333M +30.22%
2002 1.1B +80.39M +7.86%
2001 1.02B +125M +13.99%
2000 897M −231M −20.45%
1999 1.13B +31.59M +2.88%
1998 1.1B +49.11M +4.69%
1997 1.05B +51.84M +5.21%
1996 995M +37.19M +3.88%
1995 958M −678M −41.46%
1994 1.64B +210M +14.74%
1993 1.43B −1.55B −52.09%
1992 2.98B +82.76M +2.86%
1991 2.89B +1.25B +76.26%
1990 1.64B +158M +10.66%
1989 1.48B −2.24B −60.15%
1988 3.72B +72.61M +1.99%
1987 3.65B −28.79M −0.78%
1986 3.68B +169M +4.8%
1985 3.51B +115M +3.4%
1984 3.39B +661M +24.2%
1983 2.73B +6.62M +0.24%
1982 2.73B +289M +11.86%
1981 2.44B +184M +8.19%
1980 2.25B +672M +42.46%
1979 1.58B +368M +30.34%
1978 1.21B +215M +21.57%
1977 998M +53.16M +5.62%
1976 945M +57.22M +6.44%
1975 888M +350M +65.22%
1974 537M +149M +38.26%
1973 389M +128M +49.37%
1972 260M +83.25M +47.04%
1971 177M −22.77M −11.4%
1970 200M +5.24M +2.69%
1969 195M +4.45M +2.34%
1968 190M +71.47M +60.26%
1967 119M +16.23M +15.86%
1966 102M −15.71M −13.3%
1965 118M +6.02M +5.37%
1964 112M
1962 150M +59.37M +65.8%
1961 90.22M +0 +0%
1960 90.22M

About the indicator

Military expenditure in current US dollars under the SIPRI definition. It allows absolute defense budgets to be compared, but not military capability: the purchasing power of the dollar in defense differs widely between countries, so equal budgets buy different amounts of personnel and equipment.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.