Middle income vs Yemen: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Middle income
0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Yemen
0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2014
Middle income rank
20th
Yemen rank
20th

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

  • Middle income
  • Yemen
0.020.040.060.08198920062024

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.0223 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Yemen's figure about 2.3 times Middle income's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 20th of 41 groups.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0214 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0659 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0445 current USD per US$ of GDP Yemen
2000s 0.0193 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0536 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0342 current USD per US$ of GDP Yemen
2010s 0.0166 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0445 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0279 current USD per US$ of GDP Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Middle income or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP in Middle income as of 2014.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Middle income and Yemen?
0.0223 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Yemen?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2014.
How do Middle income and Yemen rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Middle income ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 20th 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.