Armenia vs Azerbaijan: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Armenia
0.0546 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Azerbaijan
0.0507 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Armenia rank
12th
Azerbaijan rank
14th

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

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
00.020.040.06199220082024

How they compare

Armenia currently reports 0.0546 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0507 current USD per US$ of GDP in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.0039 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Armenia's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Armenia ranks 12th and Azerbaijan ranks 14th of 166 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and Azerbaijan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Azerbaijan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0268 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0283 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0014 current USD per US$ of GDP Azerbaijan
2000s 0.0313 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0271 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0042 current USD per US$ of GDP Armenia
2010s 0.0407 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0415 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0008 current USD per US$ of GDP Azerbaijan
2020s 0.049 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0479 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0011 current USD per US$ of GDP Armenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Armenia or Azerbaijan?
Armenia, at 0.0546 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0507 current USD per US$ of GDP in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Armenia and Azerbaijan?
0.0039 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Armenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Azerbaijan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Armenia and Azerbaijan rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Armenia ranks 12th and Azerbaijan ranks 14th 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.