Argentina vs Austria: Military spending as a share of GDP

Argentina
0.6%
in 2019
Austria
0.6%
in 2019
Argentina rank
145th
Austria rank
148th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Argentina
  • Austria
01234184119302019

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Austria, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 145th and Austria ranks 148th of 172 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Austria Difference Ahead
1910s 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% Argentina
1920s 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% Argentina
1930s 0.8% 0.8% 0.1% Argentina
1950s 2.1% 0.6% 1.6% Argentina
1960s 1.4% 0.7% 0.7% Argentina
1970s 1.5% 0.7% 0.7% Argentina
1980s 2.4% 0.9% 1.6% Argentina
1990s 1.3% 0.8% 0.5% Argentina
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Argentina
2010s 0.7% 0.5% 0.2% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Argentina or Austria?
Argentina, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Austria as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Argentina and Austria?
0.0%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Austria?
85 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2019.
How do Argentina and Austria rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Argentina ranks 145th and Austria ranks 148th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – 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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Indicator
Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).