Djibouti vs Low & middle income: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Djibouti
0.0363 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2008
Low & middle income
0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Djibouti rank
23rd
Low & middle income rank
21st

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

  • Djibouti
  • Low & middle income
0.020.040.060.080.1198520042024

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 0.0363 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 2.1 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 23rd and Low & middle income ranks 21st of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.076 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0287 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0473 current USD per US$ of GDP Djibouti
1990s 0.0601 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0219 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0382 current USD per US$ of GDP Djibouti
2000s 0.053 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0196 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0333 current USD per US$ of GDP Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Djibouti or Low & middle income?
Djibouti, at 0.0363 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2008.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Djibouti and Low & middle income?
0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Low & middle income?
20 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2008.
How do Djibouti and Low & middle income rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Djibouti ranks 23rd and Low & middle income ranks 21st 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.