Benin vs Costa Rica: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Benin
0.0072 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.0069 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Benin rank
148th
Costa Rica rank
149th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Benin
  • Costa Rica
00.020.040.060.080.1196019912023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.0072 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0069 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0003 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

Benin ranks 148th and Costa Rica ranks 149th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0809 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0335 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0474 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
1970s 0.0481 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0225 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0256 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
1980s 0.0438 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.014 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0298 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
1990s 0.0207 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0082 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0125 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
2000s 0.0117 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0074 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0043 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
2010s 0.0086 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Benin
2020s 0.0067 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0081 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Benin or Costa Rica?
Benin, at 0.0072 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0069 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Benin and Costa Rica?
0.0003 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Costa Rica?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Benin and Costa Rica rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Benin ranks 148th and Costa Rica ranks 149th 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.