El Salvador vs Equatorial Guinea: Military spending, per unit of GDP

El Salvador
0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
0.0156 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
El Salvador rank
98th
Equatorial Guinea rank
95th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
00.10.20.30.4196519942023

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.0156 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

El Salvador ranks 98th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 95th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.078 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3667 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2888 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Equatorial Guinea
1970s 0.0541 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1928 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1387 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Equatorial Guinea
1980s 0.1001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0151 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Equatorial Guinea
1990s 0.0341 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.031 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2000s 0.0124 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0095 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2010s 0.0089 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0082 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2020s 0.0143 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0168 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 0.0156 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Equatorial Guinea?
0.0004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Equatorial Guinea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 98th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 95th 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.