Cameroon vs Germany: Military spending as a share of GDP
Cameroon
1.0%
in 2019
Germany
1.0%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
121st
Germany rank
122nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Cameroon
- Germany
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Cameroon ranks 121st and Germany ranks 122nd of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 2.3% | 1.1% | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 2.4% | 1.2% | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Cameroon or Germany?
- Cameroon, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Germany as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Cameroon and Germany?
- 0.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Germany?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Cameroon and Germany rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 121st and Germany ranks 122nd 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).