Australia vs Ecuador: Military spending as a share of GDP
Australia
1.9%
in 2019
Ecuador
2.0%
in 2019
Australia rank
46th
Ecuador rank
44th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Ecuador ahead.
Australia ranks 46th and Ecuador ranks 44th of 172 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Ecuador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 6.8% | 0.6% | 6.2% | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Australia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Australia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Australia and Ecuador?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ecuador?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2019.
- How do Australia and Ecuador rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 46th and Ecuador ranks 44th 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).