Burundi vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): 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 (IDA & IBRD)
0.0268 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Burundi rank
10th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
8th

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

  • Burundi
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
00.020.040.060.08196019922024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.0566 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 0.0298 current USD per US$ of GDP.

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

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

Burundi ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0136 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0524 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0388 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1970s 0.0209 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.069 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0481 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 0.0309 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0593 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0284 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 0.0484 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0471 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0013 current USD per US$ of GDP Burundi
2000s 0.0454 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0312 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0143 current USD per US$ of GDP Burundi
2010s 0.0246 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0283 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0037 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 0.0331 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0247 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0084 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
Burundi, at 0.0566 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 Burundi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.0298 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Burundi ranks 10th 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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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.