Jordan - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Jordan was 2,077,042,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,077,042,000 in 2020 and 55,509,980 in 1961.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1960 56,139,980
1961 55,509,980
1962 60,409,980
1963 61,879,980
1964 61,879,980
1965 62,929,980
1966 76,089,970
1967 104,720,000
1968 127,750,000
1969 125,860,000
1970 109,760,000
1971 108,640,000
1972 129,360,000
1973 150,652,400
1974 163,307,400
1975 180,742,500
1976 294,593,400
1977 262,704,700
1978 304,948,900
1979 399,556,500
1980 416,212,100
1981 438,818,100
1982 465,258,800
1983 484,743,000
1984 457,779,000
1985 501,742,200
1986 625,775,100
1987 647,050,300
1988 587,776,400
1989 382,891,000
1990 322,429,000
1991 433,271,700
1992 367,745,500
1993 391,137,500
1994 407,863,000
1995 299,838,500
1996 417,489,400
1997 444,287,700
1998 496,473,900
1999 511,988,700
2000 529,337,100
2001 528,926,700
2002 521,861,800
2003 611,847,700
2004 586,741,900
2005 603,667,100
2006 701,551,500
2007 1,032,440,000
2008 1,358,384,000
2009 1,568,310,000
2010 1,557,887,000
2011 1,594,789,000
2012 1,472,817,000
2013 1,444,930,000
2014 1,548,873,000
2015 1,614,930,000
2016 1,769,437,000
2017 1,939,718,000
2018 1,957,746,000
2019 2,032,113,000
2020 2,077,042,000

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Jordan was 1,442,800,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,442,800,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 19,825,000 in 1961.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

Year Value
1960 20,050,000
1961 19,825,000
1962 21,575,000
1963 22,100,000
1964 22,100,000
1965 22,475,000
1966 27,175,000
1967 37,400,000
1968 45,625,000
1969 44,950,000
1970 39,200,000
1971 38,800,000
1972 46,200,000
1973 49,500,000
1974 52,600,000
1975 57,800,000
1976 97,800,000
1977 86,500,000
1978 93,200,000
1979 120,000,000
1980 124,000,000
1981 145,000,000
1982 164,000,000
1983 176,000,000
1984 176,000,000
1985 198,000,000
1986 219,000,000
1987 219,000,000
1988 220,000,000
1989 220,000,000
1990 214,000,000
1991 295,000,000
1992 250,000,000
1993 271,000,000
1994 285,000,000
1995 210,000,000
1996 296,000,000
1997 315,000,000
1998 352,000,000
1999 363,000,000
2000 375,300,000
2001 375,000,000
2002 370,000,000
2003 433,800,000
2004 416,000,000
2005 428,000,000
2006 497,400,000
2007 732,000,000
2008 964,000,000
2009 1,113,500,000
2010 1,106,100,000
2011 1,132,300,000
2012 1,045,700,000
2013 1,025,900,000
2014 1,099,700,000
2015 1,146,600,000
2016 1,256,300,000
2017 1,377,200,000
2018 1,390,000,000
2019 1,442,800,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Jordan was 4.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 24.06 in 1968, while its lowest value was 4.24 in 2013.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1960 20.40
1961 16.51
1962 18.15
1963 17.12
1964 14.84
1965 13.41
1966 19.49
1967 23.49
1968 24.06
1969 20.18
1970 18.51
1971 17.15
1972 18.36
1973 18.67
1974 17.51
1975 15.25
1976 17.24
1977 12.53
1978 11.72
1979 12.21
1980 10.65
1981 10.01
1982 9.94
1983 9.85
1984 9.22
1985 10.05
1986 9.77
1987 9.58
1988 9.36
1989 9.07
1990 7.75
1991 9.97
1992 6.92
1993 6.98
1994 6.54
1995 4.45
1996 6.03
1997 6.13
1998 6.27
1999 6.28
2000 6.26
2001 5.89
2002 5.45
2003 6.00
2004 5.14
2005 4.80
2006 4.66
2007 6.03
2008 6.18
2009 6.58
2010 5.90
2011 5.50
2012 4.69
2013 4.24
2014 4.26
2015 4.26
2016 4.51
2017 4.76
2018 4.64
2019 4.64
2020 4.96

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Jordan was 14.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 22.08 in 1991, while its lowest value was 11.81 in 2014.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1988 21.03
1989 21.19
1990 17.51
1991 22.08
1992 19.19
1993 18.87
1994 18.70
1995 12.33
1996 16.33
1997 17.74
1998 17.45
1999 18.63
2000 18.32
2001 17.79
2002 15.92
2003 16.07
2004 13.63
2005 12.33
2006 12.81
2007 16.05
2008 17.65
2009 18.51
2010 17.93
2011 15.15
2012 12.64
2013 12.48
2014 11.81
2015 12.80
2016 15.61
2017 16.24
2018 15.01
2019 15.08
2020 14.84

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade