Egypt vs Portugal: Military spending gmsd

Egypt
4.83 billion
in 2023
Portugal
4.74 billion
in 2023
Egypt rank
50th
Portugal rank
52nd

Military spending gmsd over time

  • Egypt
  • Portugal
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B181619192023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 4.83 billion against 4.74 billion in Portugal, a difference of 88.28 million.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 88 shared years of data; in 1855 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 52nd of 172 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 9 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Portugal Difference Ahead
1850s 442.89 million 112.51 million 330.39 million Egypt
1930s 298.37 million 442.11 million 143.74 million Portugal
1940s 433.91 million 559.03 million 125.12 million Portugal
1950s 1.09 billion 608.37 million 485.07 million Egypt
1960s 2.83 billion 1.72 billion 1.12 billion Egypt
1970s 7.87 billion 2.69 billion 5.19 billion Egypt
1980s 6.23 billion 2.22 billion 4.01 billion Egypt
1990s 3.67 billion 3.33 billion 348.69 million Egypt
2000s 4.94 billion 3.90 billion 1.04 billion Egypt
2010s 5.30 billion 3.31 billion 1.99 billion Egypt
2020s 5.10 billion 4.26 billion 841.62 million Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending gmsd, Egypt or Portugal?
Egypt, at 4.83 billion against 4.74 billion in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending gmsd between Egypt and Portugal?
88.28 million, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Portugal?
88 years are reported by both, from 1855 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Portugal rank globally for military spending gmsd?
Egypt ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 52nd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military spending gmsd. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending gmsd
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed