High income vs Myanmar: Military expenditure
High income
2.8%
in 2024
Myanmar
6.8%
in 2024
High income rank
9th
Myanmar rank
7th
Military expenditure over time
- High income
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 6.8% against 2.8% in High income, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 2.4 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 9th and Myanmar ranks 7th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 0.2% | High income |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 4.5% | 0.4% | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 1.2% | High income |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 3.1% | 0.4% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | High income |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 3.6% | 1.1% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 4.4% | 1.8% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, High income or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 6.8% against 2.8% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between High income and Myanmar?
- 4.0%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Myanmar?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do High income and Myanmar rank globally for military expenditure?
- High income ranks 9th and Myanmar ranks 7th of 45 groups.
- 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