Algeria vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Algeria
0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0268 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Algeria rank
5th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
8th

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

  • Algeria
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.020.040.060.08196019922024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0268 current USD per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.0542 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Algeria's figure about 3.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Algeria ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th of 166 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0267 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0511 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0244 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1970s 0.0208 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.069 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0482 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 0.0182 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0593 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0412 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0471 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 0.0308 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0309 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 0.0474 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0194 current USD per US$ of GDP Algeria
2020s 0.0606 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0247 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0359 current USD per US$ of GDP Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Algeria or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Algeria, at 0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0268 current USD per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.0542 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Algeria ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th of 166 countries.
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
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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.