Afghanistan vs Greece: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.0401 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Greece
0.0386 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
20th
Greece rank
23rd

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Greece
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0401 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0386 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Greece, a difference of 0.0015 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 20th and Greece ranks 23rd of 170 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Greece Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0491 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0426 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0065 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.0727 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0299 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0428 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.0413 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0382 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.003 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Greece?
Afghanistan, at 0.0401 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0386 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Greece as of 2021.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Greece?
0.0015 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Greece?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Greece rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Greece ranks 23rd of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.