Which has higher military expenditure, Central African Republic or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Central African Republic as of 2025.

What is the difference in military expenditure between Central African Republic and United Kingdom?

0.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and United Kingdom?

29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

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.

Central African Republic vs United Kingdom: Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Central African Republic

2.3%

in 2025

United Kingdom

2.4%

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

54th

United Kingdom rank

53rd

Military expenditure (% of GDP) over time

Central African Republic
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 54th and United Kingdom ranks 53rd of 167 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.4%	3.4%	2.0%	United Kingdom
2000s	1.3%	2.5%	1.2%	United Kingdom
2010s	1.9%	2.2%	0.3%	United Kingdom
2020s	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Central African Republic or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Central African Republic and United Kingdom?: 0.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and United Kingdom?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and United Kingdom rank globally for military expenditure?: Central African Republic ranks 54th and United Kingdom ranks 53rd of 167 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: 212 places, 10,887 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product