Bulgaria vs Tunisia: Military spending as a share of GDP

Bulgaria
1.8%
in 2019
Tunisia
1.8%
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
53rd
Tunisia rank
55th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Tunisia
05101520182519222019

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 53rd and Tunisia ranks 55th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 8.9% 1.0% 7.9% Bulgaria
1960s 6.9% 1.2% 5.7% Bulgaria
1970s 8.6% 1.5% 7.2% Bulgaria
1980s 10.2% 2.6% 7.6% Bulgaria
1990s 2.7% 1.5% 1.2% Bulgaria
2000s 1.5% 1.1% 0.5% Bulgaria
2010s 1.1% 1.4% 0.3% Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Bulgaria or Tunisia?
Bulgaria, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Tunisia as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Bulgaria and Tunisia?
0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Tunisia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Tunisia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Bulgaria ranks 53rd and Tunisia ranks 55th 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

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