Algeria vs Myanmar: Military spending as a share of government spending
Algeria
24.6%
in 2025
Myanmar
32.0%
in 2024
Algeria rank
5th
Myanmar rank
3rd
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Algeria
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 32.0% against 24.6% in Algeria, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.3 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 5th and Myanmar ranks 3rd of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 10.1% | 2.1% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 12.1% | 1.0% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 16.3% | 2.7% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 20.4% | 3.5% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Algeria or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 32.0% against 24.6% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Algeria and Myanmar?
- 7.4%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Myanmar?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Myanmar rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Algeria ranks 5th and Myanmar ranks 3rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by government spending.