Ethiopia vs Liberia: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Ethiopia
0.0084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Liberia
0.009 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
139th
Liberia rank
137th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.009 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0006 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 139th and Liberia ranks 137th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Liberia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0935 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0838 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0097 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1970s 0.085 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0453 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0397 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1980s 0.1018 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0782 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0235 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1990s 0.0625 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2556 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1931 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Liberia
2000s 0.0481 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0144 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0337 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2010s 0.0088 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0064 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0024 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2020s 0.0077 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or Liberia?
Liberia, at 0.009 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Liberia?
0.0006 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Liberia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Liberia rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 139th and Liberia ranks 137th 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.