Central African Republic vs Sweden: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Central African Republic
0.0222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
0.0224 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
52nd
Sweden rank
51st

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Sweden
00.050.10.150.20.25196019922025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0224 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 51st of 160 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0276 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0248 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Central African Republic
2000s 0.0237 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0149 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0088 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Central African Republic
2010s 0.0235 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0105 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Central African Republic
2020s 0.0225 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0161 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0064 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Central African Republic or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0224 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Central African Republic and Sweden?
0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sweden?
29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Sweden rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Central African Republic ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 51st 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

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.