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
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) 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).