Eritrea vs Jordan: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Eritrea
0.0436 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Jordan
0.051 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Eritrea rank
18th
Jordan rank
15th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Eritrea
  • Jordan
00.511.5196519942023

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.051 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0436 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0074 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 18th and Jordan ranks 15th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Jordan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Jordan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4163 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.115 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3013 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Eritrea
2000s 0.1979 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1021 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0958 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Eritrea
2010s 0.051 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.058 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0069 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Eritrea or Jordan?
Jordan, at 0.051 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0436 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Eritrea and Jordan?
0.0074 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Jordan?
19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Jordan rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Eritrea ranks 18th and Jordan ranks 15th 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.