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

Poland
0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Poland rank
19th
Upper middle income rank
22nd

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

  • Poland
  • Upper middle income
00.010.020.030.04198920062024

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0242 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Poland's figure about 2.4 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Poland ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 166 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0203 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0194 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0008 current USD per US$ of GDP Poland
2000s 0.0187 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0165 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0022 current USD per US$ of GDP Poland
2010s 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0158 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0032 current USD per US$ of GDP Poland
2020s 0.0281 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0121 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, Poland or Upper middle income?
Poland, at 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Poland and Upper middle income?
0.0242 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Upper middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Poland and Upper middle income rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Poland ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 166 countries.
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.