Barbados vs Mozambique: Military spending as a share of GDP
Barbados
0.8%
in 2019
Mozambique
0.8%
in 2019
Barbados rank
132nd
Mozambique rank
133rd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Mozambique
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mozambique ahead.
Barbados ranks 132nd and Mozambique ranks 133rd of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 2.8% | 2.7% | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 5.0% | 4.6% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.8% | 1.5% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Barbados or Mozambique?
- Barbados, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Mozambique as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Barbados and Mozambique?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mozambique?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
- How do Barbados and Mozambique rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 132nd and Mozambique ranks 133rd 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).