What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Albania and Bulgaria?

0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Albania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Bulgaria?

37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.

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.

Albania vs Bulgaria: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Albania

0.0186 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Bulgaria

0.0183 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Albania rank

70th

Bulgaria rank

73rd

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Albania
Bulgaria

How they compare

Albania currently reports 0.0186 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0183 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Albania ranks 70th and Bulgaria ranks 73rd of 160 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.1719 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.241 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0691 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Bulgaria
1990s	0.1282 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1295 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Bulgaria
2000s	0.0287 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0518 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0232 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Bulgaria
2010s	0.0199 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0197 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Albania
2020s	0.0177 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.019 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Albania or Bulgaria?: Albania, at 0.0186 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0183 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Albania and Bulgaria?: 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Bulgaria?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Albania and Bulgaria rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Albania ranks 70th and Bulgaria ranks 73rd of 160 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 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 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.