Albania vs Netherlands: Military spending as a share of GDP
Albania
1.0%
in 2019
Netherlands
1.0%
in 2019
Albania rank
114th
Netherlands rank
112th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Albania
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Albania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 114th and Netherlands ranks 112th of 172 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2.8% | 0.8% | 2.0% | Albania |
| 1920s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | Albania |
| 1930s | 3.9% | 1.1% | 2.8% | Albania |
| 1940s | 9.5% | 3.4% | 6.0% | Albania |
| 1950s | 12.0% | 2.6% | 9.4% | Albania |
| 1960s | 10.3% | 2.1% | 8.2% | Albania |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 2.2% | 6.9% | Albania |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 2.0% | 2.3% | Albania |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Albania |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Albania |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Albania or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Albania as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Albania and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Netherlands?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2019.
- How do Albania and Netherlands rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Albania ranks 114th and Netherlands ranks 112th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).