Jordan vs Yemen: Military spending as a share of government spending
Jordan
13.5%
in 2025
Yemen
14.3%
in 2014
Jordan rank
24th
Yemen rank
21st
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Jordan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 14.3% against 13.5% in Jordan, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.
Jordan ranks 24th and Yemen ranks 21st of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 24.0% | 6.1% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 15.4% | 0.5% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 14.4% | 0.4% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Jordan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 14.3% against 13.5% in Jordan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Jordan and Yemen?
- 0.8%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2014.
- How do Jordan and Yemen rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Jordan ranks 24th and Yemen ranks 21st 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.