Jordan vs Lower middle income: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Jordan
0.0437 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income
0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Jordan rank
18th
Lower middle income rank
19th

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

  • Jordan
  • Lower middle income
00.050.10.150.20.25196019922024

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.0437 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0251 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Jordan's figure about 2.4 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 166 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1535 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0302 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.1233 current USD per US$ of GDP Jordan
1970s 0.1462 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0374 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.1087 current USD per US$ of GDP Jordan
1980s 0.0975 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0335 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.064 current USD per US$ of GDP Jordan
1990s 0.0673 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0288 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0385 current USD per US$ of GDP Jordan
2000s 0.0552 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.03 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0252 current USD per US$ of GDP Jordan
2010s 0.0423 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP Jordan
2020s 0.0434 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0244 current USD per US$ of GDP Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Jordan or Lower middle income?
Jordan, at 0.0437 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Jordan and Lower middle income?
0.0251 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Lower middle income?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Jordan and Lower middle income rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Jordan ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 19th 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.