Azerbaijan vs World: Military expenditure
Azerbaijan
5.0%
in 2024
World
2.5%
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
13th
World rank
13th
Military expenditure over time
- Azerbaijan
- World
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 5.0% against 2.5% in World, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 2.0 times World's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was World ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 13th and World ranks 13th of 165 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.3% | 1.9% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 2.3% | 2.5% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Azerbaijan or World?
- Azerbaijan, at 5.0% against 2.5% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Azerbaijan and World?
- 2.5%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and World?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and World rank globally for military expenditure?
- Azerbaijan ranks 13th and World ranks 13th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product