Azerbaijan vs Lower middle income: Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)
Azerbaijan
17.7%
in 2025
Lower middle income
8.1%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
14th
Lower middle income rank
12th
Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) over time
- Azerbaijan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 17.7% against 8.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 2.2 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 164 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 11.9% | 1.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.4% | 0.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 9.3% | 2.5% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 8.1% | 7.0% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Azerbaijan or Lower middle income?
- Azerbaijan, at 17.7% against 8.1% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Azerbaijan and Lower middle income?
- 9.6%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Lower middle income?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Lower middle income rank globally for military expenditure?
- Azerbaijan ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure