Burundi vs Somalia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Burundi
1.9%
in 2019
Somalia
1.9%
in 2019
Burundi rank
51st
Somalia rank
48th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Burundi
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.9% against 1.9% in Burundi, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 48th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.6% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 3.4% | 1.9% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 4.2% | 2.3% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Burundi or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.9% against 1.9% in Burundi as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Burundi and Somalia?
- 0.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Somalia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
- How do Burundi and Somalia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 51st 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).