Algeria vs Israel: Military spending as a share of GDP
Algeria
4.8%
in 2019
Israel
5.6%
in 2019
Algeria rank
7th
Israel rank
6th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Algeria
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 5.6% against 4.8% in Algeria, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 7th and Israel ranks 6th of 172 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 6.5% | 4.9% | Israel |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 14.3% | 13.0% | Israel |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 11.2% | 9.7% | Israel |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 6.9% | 5.1% | Israel |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 5.4% | 3.2% | Israel |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 5.5% | 1.2% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Algeria or Israel?
- Israel, at 5.6% against 4.8% in Algeria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Algeria and Israel?
- 0.8%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Israel?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
- How do Algeria and Israel rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Algeria ranks 7th and Israel ranks 6th 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).