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

Costa Rica
0.0069 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Mongolia
0.0076 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
149th
Mongolia rank
146th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 0.0076 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0069 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0007 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 149th and Mongolia ranks 146th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mongolia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.014 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.18 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.166 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Mongolia
1990s 0.0082 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0639 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0557 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Mongolia
2000s 0.0074 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0184 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.011 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Mongolia
2010s 0.0084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0099 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Mongolia
2020s 0.0081 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0086 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 0.0076 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 Costa Rica and Mongolia?
0.0007 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mongolia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Mongolia rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 149th and Mongolia ranks 146th 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.