Which has higher military expenditure, Kazakhstan or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Kazakhstan as of 2023.

What is the difference in military expenditure between Kazakhstan and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

0.1%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.

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.

Kazakhstan vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Military expenditure

Kazakhstan

0.4%

in 2024

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

0.5%

in 2023

Kazakhstan rank

157th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

154th

Military expenditure over time

Kazakhstan
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 157th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 154th of 165 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.0%	1.6%	0.6%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	1.0%	1.5%	0.5%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	1.0%	1.2%	0.2%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Kazakhstan or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Kazakhstan and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.1%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Kazakhstan and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for military expenditure?: Kazakhstan ranks 157th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 154th 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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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: 210 places, 10,550 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product