Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Myanmar: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Myanmar
0.0677 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th
Myanmar rank
7th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0.0677 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0411 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 2.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Myanmar ranks 7th of 41 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Myanmar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.05 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.2136 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.1635 current USD per US$ of GDP Myanmar
1970s 0.0685 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.1805 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.112 current USD per US$ of GDP Myanmar
1980s 0.0588 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.1644 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.1055 current USD per US$ of GDP Myanmar
1990s 0.0467 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.694 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.6473 current USD per US$ of GDP Myanmar
2000s 0.0328 current USD per US$ of GDP 2 current USD per US$ of GDP 1.96 current USD per US$ of GDP Myanmar
2010s 0.0281 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0354 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0073 current USD per US$ of GDP Myanmar
2020s 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0433 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0188 current USD per US$ of GDP Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 0.0677 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Myanmar?
0.0411 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Myanmar?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Myanmar rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Myanmar ranks 7th 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.