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

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Pakistan
0.0273 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
34th
Pakistan rank
36th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Pakistan
0.020.040.060.08196019922024

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.0273 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0164 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.5 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 34th and Pakistan ranks 36th of 41 groups.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0634 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0488 current USD per US$ of GDP Pakistan
1970s 0.0248 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0637 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0389 current USD per US$ of GDP Pakistan
1980s 0.035 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.067 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.032 current USD per US$ of GDP Pakistan
1990s 0.0236 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0604 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0369 current USD per US$ of GDP Pakistan
2000s 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0302 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP Pakistan
2010s 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0313 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0165 current USD per US$ of GDP Pakistan
2020s 0.0114 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0296 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0183 current USD per US$ of GDP Pakistan

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 Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 0.0273 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 Pakistan?
0.0164 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Pakistan?
62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Pakistan rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 34th and Pakistan ranks 36th 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.