New Zealand vs Syria: Military spending gmsd

New Zealand
3.61 billion
in 2023
Syria
3.22 billion
in 2016
New Zealand rank
59th
Syria rank
62nd

Military spending gmsd over time

  • New Zealand
  • Syria
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B192019712023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 3.61 billion against 3.22 billion in Syria, a difference of 391.33 million.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1946 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 59th and Syria ranks 62nd of 172 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Syria Difference Ahead
1940s 832.69 million 163.17 million 669.52 million New Zealand
1950s 588.01 million 310.85 million 277.16 million New Zealand
1960s 767.07 million 808.94 million 41.87 million Syria
1970s 918.73 million 2.77 billion 1.85 billion Syria
1980s 1.32 billion 6.35 billion 5.02 billion Syria
1990s 1.48 billion 3.40 billion 1.93 billion Syria
2000s 1.67 billion 2.05 billion 378.49 million Syria
2010s 2.59 billion 2.93 billion 338.87 million Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending gmsd, New Zealand or Syria?
New Zealand, at 3.61 billion against 3.22 billion in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending gmsd between New Zealand and Syria?
391.33 million, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Syria?
69 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2016.
How do New Zealand and Syria rank globally for military spending gmsd?
New Zealand ranks 59th and Syria ranks 62nd 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