New Zealand vs Somalia: Military spending, per unit of GDP

New Zealand
0.0141 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Somalia
0.0136 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
New Zealand rank
110th
Somalia rank
113th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • New Zealand
  • Somalia
00.10.20.30.4196019912023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0141 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0136 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Somalia, a difference of 0.0005 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 110th and Somalia ranks 113th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1266 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1566 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.03 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
1970s 0.0765 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2062 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1297 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
1980s 0.0455 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1688 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1233 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
1990s 0.0275 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0293 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
2000s 0.018 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0168 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2010s 0.0146 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.012 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2020s 0.0149 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0135 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, New Zealand or Somalia?
New Zealand, at 0.0141 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0136 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between New Zealand and Somalia?
0.0005 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Somalia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Somalia rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
New Zealand ranks 110th and Somalia ranks 113th 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.