Belarus vs North Macedonia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Belarus
1.1%
in 2019
North Macedonia
1.1%
in 2019
Belarus rank
101st
North Macedonia rank
103rd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Belarus
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 101st and North Macedonia ranks 103rd of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and North Macedonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.0% | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Belarus or North Macedonia?
- Belarus, at 1.1% against 1.1% in North Macedonia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Belarus and North Macedonia?
- 0.0%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and North Macedonia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
- How do Belarus and North Macedonia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Belarus ranks 101st and North Macedonia ranks 103rd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – 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).