Bahamas vs Belgium: Military spending as a share of GDP
Bahamas
0.8%
in 2019
Belgium
0.7%
in 2019
Bahamas rank
134th
Belgium rank
137th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bahamas
- Belgium
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Belgium ahead.
Bahamas ranks 134th and Belgium ranks 137th of 172 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 2.3% | 1.9% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 2.0% | 1.5% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Bahamas or Belgium?
- Bahamas, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Belgium as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Bahamas and Belgium?
- 0.1%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Belgium?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.
- How do Bahamas and Belgium rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 134th and Belgium ranks 137th 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).