Algeria vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: 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
0.0393 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Algeria rank
5th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
3rd

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

  • Algeria
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.020.040.060.080.1196019922024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0393 current USD per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0417 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Algeria's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Algeria ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0267 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0527 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1970s 0.0208 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0744 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0536 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 0.0182 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0775 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0594 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0665 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0386 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 0.0308 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0469 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 0.0474 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0426 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0048 current USD per US$ of GDP Algeria
2020s 0.0606 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0372 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0234 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?
Algeria, at 0.081 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0393 current USD per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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?
0.0417 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?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Algeria ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd 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
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.