Korea vs Upper middle income: Military expenditure
Korea
11.3%
in 2024
Upper middle income
5.8%
in 2024
Korea rank
29th
Upper middle income rank
30th
Military expenditure over time
- Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 11.3% against 5.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Korea's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 161 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 9.3% | 5.3% | Korea |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 7.4% | 5.4% | Korea |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 5.5% | 7.1% | Korea |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 5.3% | 5.5% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Korea or Upper middle income?
- Korea, at 11.3% against 5.8% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Korea and Upper middle income?
- 5.5%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper middle income?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for military expenditure?
- Korea ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 161 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