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

Lower middle income
0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Poland
0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
19th
Poland rank
19th

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Poland
00.010.020.030.04196019922024

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0228 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Poland's figure about 2.2 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 19th and Poland ranks 19th of 41 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0288 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0203 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0086 current USD per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
2000s 0.03 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0187 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0113 current USD per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
2010s 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0011 current USD per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
2020s 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0281 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0092 current USD per US$ of GDP Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Lower middle income or Poland?
Poland, at 0.0414 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 Lower middle income and Poland?
0.0228 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Poland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Poland rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Lower middle income ranks 19th and Poland ranks 19th 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.