Belize vs Egypt: Military spending as a share of GDP
Belize
1.3%
in 2019
Egypt
1.2%
in 2019
Belize rank
90th
Egypt rank
93rd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Belize
- Egypt
How they compare
Belize currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Egypt ahead.
Belize ranks 90th and Egypt ranks 93rd of 172 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | 6.1% | 4.8% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1.0% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 2.1% | 1.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Belize or Egypt?
- Belize, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Egypt as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Belize and Egypt?
- 0.1%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Egypt?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do Belize and Egypt rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Belize ranks 90th and Egypt ranks 93rd 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).