Bhutan vs Brazil: Military spending as a share of GDP
Bhutan
1.0%
in 2016
Brazil
1.0%
in 2019
Bhutan rank
120th
Brazil rank
117th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bhutan
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 120th and Brazil ranks 117th of 172 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 0.8% | 5.3% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 0.4% | 2.4% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 0.9% | 2.0% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Bhutan or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Bhutan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Bhutan and Brazil?
- 0.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Brazil?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Bhutan and Brazil rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 120th and Brazil ranks 117th 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).