What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Yemen?

0.0045 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Yemen?

25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2014.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Yemen: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Burkina Faso

0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Yemen

0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP

in 2014

Burkina Faso rank

17th

Yemen rank

20th

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

Burkina Faso
Yemen

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP in Yemen, a difference of 0.0045 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 20th of 166 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0659 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0482 current USD per US$ of GDP	Yemen
2000s	0.0121 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0536 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP	Yemen
2010s	0.0121 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0445 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0324 current USD per US$ of GDP	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Burkina Faso or Yemen?: Burkina Faso, at 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Yemen?: 0.0045 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Yemen?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2014.
How do Burkina Faso and Yemen rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?: Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 20th 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: 21 August 2026

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.