Benin vs Malta: Military spending as a share of GDP
Benin
0.5%
in 2019
Malta
0.5%
in 2019
Benin rank
154th
Malta rank
153rd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Benin
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 154th and Malta ranks 153rd of 172 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Benin |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Benin |
| 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 Malta?
- Malta, 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 Malta?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malta?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2019.
- How do Benin and Malta rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Benin ranks 154th and Malta ranks 153rd 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).