Benin vs Indonesia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Benin
0.5%
in 2019
Indonesia
0.5%
in 2019
Benin rank
154th
Indonesia rank
151st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Benin
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Indonesia ahead.
Benin ranks 154th and Indonesia ranks 151st of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 4.6% | 3.8% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 3.0% | 2.3% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.6% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Benin or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Benin as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Benin and Indonesia?
- 0.0%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Indonesia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Benin and Indonesia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Benin ranks 154th and Indonesia ranks 151st 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).