Argentina vs Switzerland: Military spending as a share of GDP
Argentina
0.6%
in 2019
Switzerland
0.6%
in 2019
Argentina rank
145th
Switzerland rank
146th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Argentina
- Switzerland
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 179 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 145th and Switzerland ranks 146th of 172 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 16 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Argentina |
| 1850s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Argentina |
| 1860s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Argentina |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 1880s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Argentina |
| 1890s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Argentina |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Argentina |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Argentina |
| 1950s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | Argentina |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 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 Switzerland?
- Argentina, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Switzerland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Argentina and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Switzerland?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2019.
- How do Argentina and Switzerland rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 145th and Switzerland ranks 146th 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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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).