Bhutan vs Cameroon: Military spending as a share of GDP
Bhutan
1.0%
in 2016
Cameroon
1.0%
in 2019
Bhutan rank
120th
Cameroon rank
121st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bhutan
- Cameroon
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 120th and Cameroon ranks 121st of 172 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 1.2% | 4.9% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1.6% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1.8% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 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 Cameroon?
- Bhutan, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Cameroon as of 2016.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Bhutan and Cameroon?
- 0.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cameroon?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Bhutan and Cameroon rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 120th and Cameroon ranks 121st 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).