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

Syrian Arab Republic
0.0369 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Upper middle income
0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic rank
21st
Upper middle income rank
22nd

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

  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 0.0369 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0197 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 2.1 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 166 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syrian Arab Republic Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1506 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0264 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.1242 current USD per US$ of GDP Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 0.1218 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0194 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.1024 current USD per US$ of GDP Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 0.0478 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0165 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0313 current USD per US$ of GDP Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 0.0376 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0155 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.022 current USD per US$ of GDP Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Syrian Arab Republic or Upper middle income?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 0.0369 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2011.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Syrian Arab Republic and Upper middle income?
0.0197 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Upper middle income?
23 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2011.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Upper middle income rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 21st 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.