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

0.0003 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.

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

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 Thailand: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Maldives

0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2016

Thailand

0.0151 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Maldives rank

102nd

Thailand rank

101st

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Maldives
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.0151 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Maldives, a difference of 0.0003 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 102nd and Thailand ranks 101st of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.3779 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.142 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2359 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives
1980s	0.0832 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0846 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0014 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Thailand
1990s	0.0862 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0386 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0475 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives
2000s	0.0459 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.021 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0249 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives
2010s	0.0187 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0165 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0021 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 Thailand?: Thailand, at 0.0151 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Maldives and Thailand?: 0.0003 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Thailand?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Maldives and Thailand rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Maldives ranks 102nd and Thailand ranks 101st 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.