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

Lower middle income
0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Turkmenistan
0.0457 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 1999
Lower middle income rank
19th
Turkmenistan rank
16th

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Turkmenistan
0.020.030.040.05196019922024

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 0.0457 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0271 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 2.5 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 19th and Turkmenistan ranks 16th of 41 groups.

Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Lower middle income or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 0.0457 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 1999.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Lower middle income and Turkmenistan?
0.0271 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Turkmenistan?
6 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 1999.
How do Lower middle income and Turkmenistan rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Lower middle income ranks 19th and Turkmenistan ranks 16th 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.