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

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Namibia
0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
34th
Namibia rank
37th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Namibia
0.010.020.030.040.050.06196319932024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0157 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.4 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 34th and Namibia ranks 37th of 41 groups.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0236 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0044 current USD per US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.027 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0096 current USD per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0216 current USD per US$ of GDP Namibia
2020s 0.0114 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.03 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP Namibia

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 Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.0266 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 Namibia?
0.0157 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Namibia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Namibia rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 34th and Namibia ranks 37th 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.