What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Bulgaria and Hungary?

0.0002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?

44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.

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.

Bulgaria vs Hungary: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Bulgaria

0.0195 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Hungary

0.0193 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

67th

Hungary rank

69th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Bulgaria
Hungary

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.0195 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0193 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Hungary, a difference of 0.0002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 67th and Hungary ranks 69th of 170 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Hungary	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.308 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1762 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1318 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Bulgaria
1990s	0.1042 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.037 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0672 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Bulgaria
2000s	0.033 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0201 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0129 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Bulgaria
2010s	0.0174 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0114 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.006 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Bulgaria
2020s	0.0212 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0193 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Bulgaria or Hungary?: Bulgaria, at 0.0195 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0193 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Bulgaria and Hungary?: 0.0002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Bulgaria ranks 67th and Hungary ranks 69th 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: 16 September 2026

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.