Belize vs New Zealand: Military spending as a share of GDP
Belize
1.3%
in 2019
New Zealand
1.3%
in 2019
Belize rank
90th
New Zealand rank
88th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Belize
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in Belize, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1981 it was New Zealand ahead.
Belize ranks 90th and New Zealand ranks 88th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Belize |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Belize |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Belize |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Belize or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.3% against 1.3% in Belize as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Belize and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and New Zealand?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do Belize and New Zealand rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Belize ranks 90th and New Zealand ranks 88th 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).