Which has higher military expenditure, Burundi or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 4.1% against 3.8% in Burundi as of 2010.

What is the difference in military expenditure between Burundi and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.3%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Syrian Arab Republic?

46 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2008.

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.

Burundi vs Syrian Arab Republic: Military expenditure

Burundi

3.8%

in 2024

Syrian Arab Republic

4.1%

in 2010

Burundi rank

21st

Syrian Arab Republic rank

19th

Military expenditure over time

Burundi
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 4.1% against 3.8% in Burundi, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Burundi ranks 21st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 19th of 165 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.5%	9.9%	8.5%	Syrian Arab Republic
1970s	2.1%	13.6%	11.5%	Syrian Arab Republic
1980s	3.0%	13.8%	10.7%	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	4.8%	7.1%	2.4%	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	4.5%	5.0%	0.5%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Burundi or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 4.1% against 3.8% in Burundi as of 2010.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Burundi and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.3%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Syrian Arab Republic?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2008.
How do Burundi and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for military expenditure?: Burundi ranks 21st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 19th 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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Indicator: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 10,550 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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