Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Burkina Faso
1.9%
in 2019
Somalia
1.9%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
49th
Somalia rank
48th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Burkina Faso
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.9% against 1.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Somalia ranks 48th of 172 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 3.4% | 2.1% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 4.2% | 2.5% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Burkina Faso or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.9% against 1.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 0.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Burkina Faso and Somalia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Somalia ranks 48th 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).