What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between East Asia & Pacific and Yemen?

0.0236 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Yemen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific 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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Yemen: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

East Asia & Pacific

0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Yemen

0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP

in 2014

East Asia & Pacific rank

23rd

Yemen rank

20th

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

East Asia & Pacific
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.0236 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Yemen's figure about 2.5 times East Asia & Pacific's.

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

East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 20th of 41 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0144 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0659 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0515 current USD per US$ of GDP	Yemen
2000s	0.0153 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0536 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0383 current USD per US$ of GDP	Yemen
2010s	0.0147 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0445 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0298 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, East Asia & Pacific or Yemen?: Yemen, at 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific as of 2014.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between East Asia & Pacific and Yemen?: 0.0236 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Yemen?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2014.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Yemen rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 20th of 41 groups.
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.