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

0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.

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

40 years are reported by both, from 1961 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.

Portugal vs Somalia: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Portugal

0.0159 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Somalia

0.0148 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Portugal rank

84th

Somalia rank

87th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Portugal
Somalia

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0159 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0148 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Somalia, a difference of 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 84th and Somalia ranks 87th of 160 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5213 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1876 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3337 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Portugal
1970s	0.2168 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2281 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0113 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1980s	0.0699 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1393 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0694 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2010s	0.0164 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0116 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0049 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Portugal
2020s	0.0149 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Portugal or Somalia?: Portugal, at 0.0159 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0148 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Portugal and Somalia?: 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Somalia?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Somalia rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Portugal ranks 84th and Somalia ranks 87th 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.