Austria vs South Africa: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Austria
0.0099 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Africa
0.0095 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Austria rank
133rd
South Africa rank
134th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Austria
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.0099 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0095 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 134th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.096 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1204 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0244 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1970s 0.049 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.119 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.07 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0.0292 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0753 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.046 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1990s 0.0156 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0336 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0181 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0.0113 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0176 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0062 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.0087 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.012 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0032 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.0099 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0105 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Austria or South Africa?
Austria, at 0.0099 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0095 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Austria and South Africa?
0.0004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Austria and South Africa rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Austria ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 134th 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.