Burundi vs Upper middle income: Military expenditure
Burundi
3.8%
in 2024
Upper middle income
1.8%
in 2024
Burundi rank
21st
Upper middle income rank
25th
Military expenditure over time
- Burundi
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 3.8% against 1.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 2.1 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Burundi ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 165 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 2.3% | 1.0% | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 3.2% | 1.0% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 0.3% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 1.9% | 2.9% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 1.6% | 2.9% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 1.1% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Burundi or Upper middle income?
- Burundi, at 3.8% against 1.8% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Burundi and Upper middle income?
- 2.0%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Upper middle income?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Upper middle income rank globally for military expenditure?
- Burundi ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 25th 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