Which has higher military expenditure, Dominican Republic or Switzerland?

Dominican Republic, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Switzerland as of 2025.

What is the difference in military expenditure between Dominican Republic and Switzerland?

0.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Switzerland?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Dominican Republic vs Switzerland: Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Dominican Republic

0.8%

in 2025

Switzerland

0.8%

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

140th

Switzerland rank

142nd

Military expenditure (% of GDP) over time

Dominican Republic
Switzerland

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 140th and Switzerland ranks 142nd of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.9%	2.4%	1.5%	Dominican Republic
1970s	2.0%	2.0%	0.0%	Dominican Republic
1980s	1.3%	1.7%	0.4%	Switzerland
1990s	0.7%	1.3%	0.7%	Switzerland
2000s	0.8%	0.9%	0.0%	Switzerland
2010s	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	Switzerland
2020s	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Dominican Republic or Switzerland?: Dominican Republic, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Dominican Republic and Switzerland?: 0.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Switzerland?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Switzerland rank globally for military expenditure?: Dominican Republic ranks 140th and Switzerland ranks 142nd 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