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

El Salvador
0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Turkey
0.0151 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
El Salvador rank
98th
Turkey rank
100th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Turkey
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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 Turkey, 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 Turkey ahead.

El Salvador ranks 98th and Turkey ranks 100th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0714 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2076 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1362 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Turkey
1970s 0.0545 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1615 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.107 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Turkey
1980s 0.1001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0801 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.02 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1990s 0.0341 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0533 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0193 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Turkey
2000s 0.0124 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0366 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0242 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Turkey
2010s 0.0089 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0163 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0074 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Turkey
2020s 0.0143 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0188 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Turkey?
El Salvador, at 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0151 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Turkey?
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 Turkey?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Turkey rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 98th and Turkey ranks 100th 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.