What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Maldives and Rwanda?

0.0001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Rwanda?

47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.

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.

Maldives vs Rwanda: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Maldives

0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2016

Rwanda

0.0147 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Maldives rank

102nd

Rwanda rank

105th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Maldives
Rwanda

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0147 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 102nd and Rwanda ranks 105th of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.3779 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0894 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2886 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives
1980s	0.0832 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.036 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0472 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives
1990s	0.0862 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0883 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0022 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
2000s	0.0459 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.035 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0109 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives
2010s	0.0187 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0131 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0055 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Maldives or Rwanda?: Maldives, at 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0147 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2016.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Maldives and Rwanda?: 0.0001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Rwanda?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Maldives and Rwanda rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Maldives ranks 102nd and Rwanda ranks 105th 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.