What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Somalia and Tanzania?

0.0005 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 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.

Somalia vs Tanzania: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Somalia

0.0136 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Tanzania

0.0131 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Somalia rank

113th

Tanzania rank

116th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Somalia
Tanzania

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0136 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0131 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0005 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 113th and Tanzania ranks 116th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1643 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0117 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1526 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1970s	0.2062 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0621 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1441 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1980s	0.1688 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0293 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1990s	0.0293 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.024 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0053 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2000s	0.0168 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0137 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0031 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2010s	0.012 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0115 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2020s	0.0135 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0136 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Somalia or Tanzania?: Somalia, at 0.0136 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0131 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Somalia and Tanzania?: 0.0005 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Tanzania rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Somalia ranks 113th and Tanzania ranks 116th 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.