Burundi vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Burundi
0.0566 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Burundi rank
10th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th

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

  • Burundi
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
00.020.040.060.08196019922024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.0566 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.03 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Burundi's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Burundi ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 166 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0136 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.052 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0384 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 0.0209 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0685 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0476 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 0.0309 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0588 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0279 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0484 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0467 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0017 current USD per US$ of GDP Burundi
2000s 0.0454 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.031 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0145 current USD per US$ of GDP Burundi
2010s 0.0246 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0281 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0035 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 0.0331 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0086 current USD per US$ of GDP Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Burundi or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Burundi, at 0.0566 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Burundi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.03 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Burundi ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th 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.