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

Djibouti
0.0363 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2008
Upper middle income
0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Djibouti rank
23rd
Upper middle income rank
22nd

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

  • Djibouti
  • Upper middle income
0.020.040.060.080.1198520042024

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 0.0363 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP.

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

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

Djibouti ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.076 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0264 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0496 current USD per US$ of GDP Djibouti
1990s 0.0601 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0194 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0406 current USD per US$ of GDP Djibouti
2000s 0.053 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0165 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0365 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 Upper middle income?
Djibouti, at 0.0363 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2008.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Djibouti and Upper middle income?
0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Upper middle income?
20 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2008.
How do Djibouti and Upper middle income rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Djibouti ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 22nd 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.