What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Sri Lanka and Suriname?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Suriname?

42 years are reported by both, from 1975 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.

Sri Lanka vs Suriname: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Sri Lanka

0.0181 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Suriname

0.0182 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2016

Sri Lanka rank

79th

Suriname rank

78th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Sri Lanka
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0182 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0181 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Suriname ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 79th and Suriname ranks 78th of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0273 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.112 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0847 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Suriname
1980s	0.0554 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1103 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.055 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Suriname
1990s	0.0806 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1458 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0652 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Suriname
2000s	0.0495 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0159 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0336 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.0266 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0127 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0139 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Sri Lanka or Suriname?: Suriname, at 0.0182 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0181 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2016.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Sri Lanka and Suriname?: 0.0001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Suriname?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Sri Lanka and Suriname rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Sri Lanka ranks 79th and Suriname ranks 78th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sri Lanka vs Suriname: Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/military-spending-per-unit-of-gdp-2/sri-lanka/suriname/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/military-spending-per-unit-of-gdp-2/sri-lanka/suriname/">Sri Lanka vs Suriname: Military spending, per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.