Belize vs Maldives: Military spending as a share of GDP
Belize
1.3%
in 2019
Maldives
1.2%
in 2016
Belize rank
90th
Maldives rank
92nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Belize
- Maldives
How they compare
Belize currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Maldives ahead.
Belize ranks 90th and Maldives ranks 92nd of 172 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 2.9% | 1.6% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 2.3% | 1.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Belize or Maldives?
- Belize, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Maldives as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Belize and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Maldives?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
- How do Belize and Maldives rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Belize ranks 90th and Maldives ranks 92nd 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).