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
01234184119302019

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) – 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).