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
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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.