Brazil vs Türkiye: Military spending as a share of GDP

Brazil
1.0%
in 2019
Türkiye
1.0%
in 2019
Brazil rank
117th
Türkiye rank
119th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Brazil
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 198 shared years of data; in 1822 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 117th and Türkiye ranks 119th of 172 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Türkiye in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Türkiye Difference Ahead
1820s 1.7% 1.2% 0.5% Brazil
1830s 2.1% 1.8% 0.3% Brazil
1840s 4.2% 2.8% 1.4% Brazil
1850s 4.6% 2.9% 1.7% Brazil
1860s 4.2% 3.7% 0.4% Brazil
1870s 2.6% 4.5% 1.9% Türkiye
1880s 2.0% 3.8% 1.8% Türkiye
1890s 1.8% 4.1% 2.3% Türkiye
1900s 2.3% 3.8% 1.6% Türkiye
1910s 2.3% 6.4% 4.1% Türkiye
1920s 1.2% 2.0% 0.8% Türkiye
1930s 1.4% 2.2% 0.8% Türkiye
1940s 2.2% 5.4% 3.3% Türkiye
1950s 2.1% 3.4% 1.3% Türkiye
1960s 1.0% 2.2% 1.2% Türkiye
1970s 0.8% 2.5% 1.7% Türkiye
1980s 0.4% 1.7% 1.3% Türkiye
1990s 0.9% 1.9% 1.0% Türkiye
2000s 0.9% 1.7% 0.9% Türkiye
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Brazil or Türkiye?
Brazil, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Türkiye as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Brazil and Türkiye?
0.0%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Türkiye?
198 years are reported by both, from 1822 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Türkiye rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Brazil ranks 117th and Türkiye ranks 119th 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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About this data

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).