El Salvador vs Thailand: Military spending, per unit of GDP

El Salvador
0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Thailand
0.0151 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
El Salvador rank
98th
Thailand rank
101st

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Thailand
00.050.10.150.2196019912023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0151 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Thailand, a difference of 0.0001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.

El Salvador ranks 98th and Thailand ranks 101st of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0714 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1505 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0791 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
1970s 0.0545 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.142 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0875 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
1980s 0.1001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0846 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0155 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1990s 0.0341 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0386 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0046 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2000s 0.0124 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.021 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0086 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2010s 0.0089 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0165 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0076 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2020s 0.0143 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0163 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Thailand?
El Salvador, at 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0151 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Thailand?
0.0001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 98th and Thailand ranks 101st 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.