Euro area vs Ukraine: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Euro area
0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ukraine
0.3391 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Euro area rank
3rd
Ukraine rank
1st

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

  • Euro area
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 0.3391 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP in Euro area, a difference of 0.3217 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 19.5 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 3rd and Ukraine ranks 1st of 3 groups.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0178 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0256 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0077 current USD per US$ of GDP Ukraine
2000s 0.0153 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0277 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0124 current USD per US$ of GDP Ukraine
2010s 0.0135 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0308 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0173 current USD per US$ of GDP Ukraine
2020s 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.2059 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.1904 current USD per US$ of GDP Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Euro area or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 0.3391 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Euro area and Ukraine?
0.3217 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Ukraine?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Euro area and Ukraine rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Euro area ranks 3rd and Ukraine ranks 1st of 3 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

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.