Argentina vs Dominican Republic: Military spending as a share of GDP
Argentina
0.6%
in 2019
Dominican Republic
0.7%
in 2019
Argentina rank
145th
Dominican Republic rank
143rd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Argentina
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Argentina, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1894 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 145th and Dominican Republic ranks 143rd of 172 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 11 and Dominican Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Argentina |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Argentina |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Argentina |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 1940s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Argentina |
| 1950s | 2.8% | 4.0% | 1.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 2.6% | 1.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 0.8% | 1.6% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.8% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 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 Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Argentina as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Argentina and Dominican Republic?
- 0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Dominican Republic?
- 119 years are reported by both, from 1894 to 2019.
- How do Argentina and Dominican Republic rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 145th and Dominican Republic ranks 143rd 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).