Africa Eastern and Southern vs Bahrain: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bahrain
0.0293 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
34th
Bahrain rank
34th

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Bahrain
0.020.040.060.08196319932024

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.0293 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.7 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bahrain ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 34th and Bahrain ranks 34th of 41 groups.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Bahrain Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0257 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0288 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0031 current USD per US$ of GDP Bahrain
1980s 0.035 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0503 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0153 current USD per US$ of GDP Bahrain
1990s 0.0236 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0476 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.024 current USD per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2000s 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0371 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0198 current USD per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2010s 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0392 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0244 current USD per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2020s 0.0114 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0346 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0233 current USD per US$ of GDP Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Bahrain?
Bahrain, at 0.0293 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Bahrain?
0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Bahrain?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Bahrain rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 34th and Bahrain ranks 34th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP
Unit
current USD per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,381 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.