Benin vs Madagascar: Military spending as a share of GDP

Benin
0.5%
in 2019
Madagascar
0.5%
in 2019
Benin rank
154th
Madagascar rank
152nd

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Benin
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 154th and Madagascar ranks 152nd of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Benin
1970s 0.7% 1.4% 0.6% Madagascar
1980s 1.2% 1.3% 0.2% Madagascar
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Benin
2000s 0.7% 1.0% 0.3% Madagascar
2010s 0.7% 0.5% 0.2% 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 Madagascar?
Madagascar, 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 Madagascar?
0.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Madagascar?
60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
How do Benin and Madagascar rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Benin ranks 154th and Madagascar ranks 152nd 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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Indicator
Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).