Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Ukraine: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0492 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ukraine
0.3391 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
1st
Ukraine rank
1st

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Ukraine
00.10.20.30.4199220082024

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 0.3391 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0492 current USD per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.2899 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 6.9 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st and Ukraine ranks 1st of 41 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0287 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0256 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0031 current USD per US$ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0277 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0003 current USD per US$ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 0.0279 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0308 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0029 current USD per US$ of GDP Ukraine
2020s 0.0368 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.2059 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.1691 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, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 0.3391 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0492 current USD per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ukraine?
0.2899 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ukraine?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ukraine rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st and Ukraine ranks 1st 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

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.