Australia vs Finland: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Australia
0.0225 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Finland
0.0228 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Australia rank
56th
Finland rank
54th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.0228 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0225 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0003 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 56th and Finland ranks 54th of 170 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Finland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1412 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1221 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.019 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
1970s 0.1066 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0615 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0451 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
1980s 0.0555 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0358 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0197 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
1990s 0.0356 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0262 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
2000s 0.0303 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0183 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.012 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
2010s 0.0218 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0166 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0052 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
2020s 0.0242 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0203 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0039 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Australia or Finland?
Finland, at 0.0228 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0225 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Australia and Finland?
0.0003 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Australia and Finland rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 56th and Finland ranks 54th 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.