Brunei vs Namibia: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Brunei
0.0375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Namibia
0.037 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Brunei rank
26th
Namibia rank
27th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Brunei
  • Namibia
0.020.040.060.080.10.12198420032023

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 0.0375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.037 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 0.0005 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 26th and Namibia ranks 27th of 170 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0759 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0351 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0408 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Brunei
2000s 0.0467 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0092 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Brunei
2010s 0.0329 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0422 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0092 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2020s 0.0378 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0394 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Brunei or Namibia?
Brunei, at 0.0375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.037 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Brunei and Namibia?
0.0005 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Namibia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brunei and Namibia rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Brunei ranks 26th and Namibia ranks 27th 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.