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

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

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

0.0%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

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

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 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.

Malta vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Military expenditure

Malta

0.5%

in 2024

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

0.5%

in 2023

Malta rank

156th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

154th

Military expenditure over time

Malta
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Malta ranks 156th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 154th of 165 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.3%	1.9%	0.6%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	0.7%	1.5%	0.9%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Malta or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Malta and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.0%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Malta and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for military expenditure?: Malta ranks 156th 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