Cambodia vs Iraq: Military spending as a share of GDP
Cambodia
3.8%
in 2019
Iraq
4.2%
in 2019
Cambodia rank
14th
Iraq rank
11th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Cambodia
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 4.2% against 3.8% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 14th and Iraq ranks 11th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 1.0% | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 6.9% | 3.1% | 3.9% | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 7.3% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 24.5% | 22.8% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 12.8% | 10.7% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 2.0% | 0.8% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 4.9% | 2.3% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Cambodia or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 4.2% against 3.8% in Cambodia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Cambodia and Iraq?
- 0.4%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Iraq?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2019.
- How do Cambodia and Iraq rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Cambodia ranks 14th and Iraq ranks 11th 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).