Russian Federation vs South Sudan: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Russian Federation
0.0681 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Sudan
0.096 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2015
Russian Federation rank
6th
South Sudan rank
3rd

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

  • Russian Federation
  • South Sudan
00.020.040.060.080.1198820062024

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.096 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0681 current USD per US$ of GDP in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.0279 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.4 times Russian Federation's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 3rd of 166 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation South Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.038 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0557 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP South Sudan
2010s 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0734 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0337 current USD per US$ of GDP South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Russian Federation or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.096 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0681 current USD per US$ of GDP in Russian Federation as of 2015.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Russian Federation and South Sudan?
0.0279 current USD per US$ of GDP, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and South Sudan?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.
How do Russian Federation and South Sudan rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Russian Federation ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 3rd 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.