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OPEC countries Compared by Economy > Innovation > Military expenditure > Current LCU per capita

DEFINITION: Military expenditure (current LCU). 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.). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IranIran 1.07 million 2009
2 IraqIraq 216,739.97 2012
3 AngolaAngola 19,019.69 2012
4 AlgeriaAlgeria 18,788.15 2012
5 United Arab EmiratesUAE 7,886.41 2011
6 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 7,519.66 2012
7 QatarQatar 3,904.07 2010
8 NigeriaNigeria 2,161.89 2012
9 LibyaLibya 612.39 2012
10 VenezuelaVenezuela 574.2 2012
11 KuwaitKuwait 518.69 2012

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OPEC countries Compared by Economy > Innovation > Military expenditure > Current LCU per capita

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Interesting observations about Economy > Innovation > Military expenditure > Current LCU per capita

  • Iran ranked first for innovation > military expenditure > current LCU per capita amongst OPEC countries in 2009.
  • 24 of the bottom 160 countries by innovation > military expenditure > current LCU per capita are Religious.
  • 13 of the bottom 55 countries by innovation > military expenditure > current LCU per capita are Latin American and Caribbean.
  • 11 of the bottom 42 countries by innovation > military expenditure > current LCU per capita are Landlocked.
  • 20 of the bottom 68 countries by innovation > military expenditure > current LCU per capita are Heavily indebted.
  • 65 of the bottom 107 countries by innovation > military expenditure > current LCU per capita are Christian.
  • 25 of the bottom 57 countries by innovation > military expenditure > current LCU per capita are European.
  • 15 of the bottom 162 countries by innovation > military expenditure > current LCU per capita are Former Soviet.
  • 18 of the bottom 68 countries by innovation > military expenditure > current LCU per capita are Cold countries'.
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