Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Bulgaria or Trinidad and Tobago?

Bulgaria, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Trinidad and Tobago?

58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.

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.

Bulgaria vs Trinidad and Tobago: Military spending as a share of GDP

Bulgaria

1.8%

in 2019

Trinidad and Tobago

1.8%

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

53rd

Trinidad and Tobago rank

54th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

Bulgaria
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 53rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 54th of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1960s	6.9%	0.3%	6.6%	Bulgaria
1970s	8.6%	0.3%	8.3%	Bulgaria
1980s	10.2%	1.2%	9.0%	Bulgaria
1990s	2.7%	0.7%	2.1%	Bulgaria
2000s	1.5%	0.4%	1.2%	Bulgaria
2010s	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Bulgaria or Trinidad and Tobago?: Bulgaria, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Bulgaria and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Trinidad and Tobago?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?: Bulgaria ranks 53rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 54th 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: 28 August 2026

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