Estonia vs Upper middle income: Military expenditure
Estonia
3.4%
in 2024
Upper middle income
1.8%
in 2024
Estonia rank
25th
Upper middle income rank
25th
Military expenditure over time
- Estonia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 3.4% against 1.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Estonia ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 165 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Estonia or Upper middle income?
- Estonia, at 3.4% against 1.8% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Estonia and Upper middle income?
- 1.6%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Upper middle income?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Upper middle income rank globally for military expenditure?
- Estonia ranks 25th 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