Latin America & Caribbean vs Timor-Leste: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Latin America & Caribbean
0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Timor-Leste
0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
41st
Timor-Leste rank
44th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Timor-Leste
0.010.020.030.040.05196019922024

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.0145 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 2.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 41st and Timor-Leste ranks 44th of 41 groups.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0118 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0372 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0253 current USD per US$ of GDP Timor-Leste
2010s 0.0118 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0207 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0089 current USD per US$ of GDP Timor-Leste
2020s 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0188 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0084 current USD per US$ of GDP Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Latin America & Caribbean or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Latin America & Caribbean and Timor-Leste?
0.0145 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Timor-Leste?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Timor-Leste rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 41st and Timor-Leste ranks 44th 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.