Azerbaijan vs Colombia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Azerbaijan
3.0%
in 2019
Colombia
2.7%
in 2019
Azerbaijan rank
25th
Colombia rank
26th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Azerbaijan
- Colombia
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 3.0% against 2.7% in Colombia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 25th and Colombia ranks 26th of 172 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 1.2% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Azerbaijan or Colombia?
- Azerbaijan, at 3.0% against 2.7% in Colombia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Azerbaijan and Colombia?
- 0.3%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Colombia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Azerbaijan and Colombia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Azerbaijan ranks 25th and Colombia ranks 26th 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).