Italy vs Turkmenistan: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Italy
0.0178 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Turkmenistan
0.0183 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Italy rank
80th
Turkmenistan rank
77th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Italy
  • Turkmenistan
00.050.10.150.2196019912023

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 0.0183 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0178 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Italy, a difference of 0.0005 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Italy ranks 80th and Turkmenistan ranks 77th of 170 countries.

Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0279 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0745 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0466 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Turkmenistan
2000s 0.0247 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0586 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0339 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Turkmenistan
2010s 0.0145 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0149 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Italy or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 0.0183 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0178 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Italy as of 2016.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Italy and Turkmenistan?
0.0005 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Turkmenistan?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Italy and Turkmenistan rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Italy ranks 80th and Turkmenistan ranks 77th 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.