Armenia vs Cambodia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Armenia
4.2%
in 2019
Cambodia
3.8%
in 2019
Armenia rank
12th
Cambodia rank
14th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Armenia
- Cambodia
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 4.2% against 3.8% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Armenia's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Armenia ahead.
Armenia ranks 12th and Cambodia ranks 14th of 172 countries.
Armenia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Armenia |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 1.3% | 4.3% | Armenia |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 1.1% | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Armenia or Cambodia?
- Armenia, at 4.2% against 3.8% in Cambodia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Armenia and Cambodia?
- 0.4%, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Cambodia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Armenia and Cambodia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Armenia ranks 12th and Cambodia ranks 14th 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).