What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Iraq and United Kingdom?

0.0006 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United Kingdom?

64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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.

Iraq vs United Kingdom: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Iraq

0.024 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

United Kingdom

0.0246 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Iraq rank

48th

United Kingdom rank

46th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Iraq
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0246 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.024 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Iraq, a difference of 0.0006 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Iraq ranks 48th and United Kingdom ranks 46th of 170 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4493 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4281 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0212 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Iraq
1970s	0.451 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2063 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2448 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Iraq
1980s	0.4805 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1087 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3718 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Iraq
1990s	5.42 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.049 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	5.37 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Iraq
2000s	0.0455 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.031 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0145 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Iraq
2010s	0.0706 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0249 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0456 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Iraq
2020s	0.0342 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0256 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0087 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Iraq or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.0246 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.024 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Iraq and United Kingdom?: 0.0006 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United Kingdom?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Iraq and United Kingdom rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Iraq ranks 48th and United Kingdom ranks 46th 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: 16 September 2026

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.