Jordan vs Syria: Military spending
Jordan
2.86 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Syria
3.22 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2016
Jordan rank
64th
Syria rank
62nd
Military spending over time
- Jordan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 3.22 billion constant 2022 US$ against 2.86 billion constant 2022 US$ in Jordan, a difference of 361.84 million constant 2022 US$.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Syria ahead.
Jordan ranks 64th and Syria ranks 62nd of 172 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 84.56 million constant 2022 US$ | 163.17 million constant 2022 US$ | 78.61 million constant 2022 US$ | Syria |
| 1950s | 263.31 million constant 2022 US$ | 310.85 million constant 2022 US$ | 47.54 million constant 2022 US$ | Syria |
| 1960s | 523.10 million constant 2022 US$ | 808.94 million constant 2022 US$ | 285.84 million constant 2022 US$ | Syria |
| 1970s | 802.02 million constant 2022 US$ | 2.77 billion constant 2022 US$ | 1.97 billion constant 2022 US$ | Syria |
| 1980s | 1.21 billion constant 2022 US$ | 6.35 billion constant 2022 US$ | 5.14 billion constant 2022 US$ | Syria |
| 1990s | 809.53 million constant 2022 US$ | 3.40 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2.60 billion constant 2022 US$ | Syria |
| 2000s | 1.40 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2.05 billion constant 2022 US$ | 654.19 million constant 2022 US$ | Syria |
| 2010s | 1.74 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2.93 billion constant 2022 US$ | 1.19 billion constant 2022 US$ | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, Jordan or Syria?
- Syria, at 3.22 billion constant 2022 US$ against 2.86 billion constant 2022 US$ in Jordan as of 2016.
- What is the difference in military spending between Jordan and Syria?
- 361.84 million constant 2022 US$, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Syria?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2016.
- How do Jordan and Syria rank globally for military spending?
- Jordan ranks 64th and Syria ranks 62nd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.