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

El Salvador
0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Zambia
0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
El Salvador rank
98th
Zambia rank
97th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Zambia
00.050.10.150.2196419932023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.

El Salvador ranks 98th and Zambia ranks 97th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0714 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1082 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0368 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1970s 0.0545 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1524 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0979 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.1001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.0341 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0336 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2000s 0.0124 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0169 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0046 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0089 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0166 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0077 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.0143 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0169 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0153 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 Zambia?
0.0001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 98th and Zambia ranks 97th 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.