Argentina vs Kazakhstan: Military spending as a share of GDP
Argentina
0.6%
in 2019
Kazakhstan
0.7%
in 2019
Argentina rank
145th
Kazakhstan rank
144th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Argentina
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Argentina, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 145th and Kazakhstan ranks 144th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Kazakhstan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Argentina or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, 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 Kazakhstan?
- 0.1%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Kazakhstan?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Argentina and Kazakhstan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 145th and Kazakhstan ranks 144th 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).