Cameroon vs Türkiye: Military spending as a share of GDP
Cameroon
1.0%
in 2019
Türkiye
1.0%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
121st
Türkiye rank
119th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Cameroon
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Türkiye ahead.
Cameroon ranks 121st and Türkiye ranks 119th of 172 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 2.5% | 1.3% | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Cameroon or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Cameroon as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Cameroon and Türkiye?
- 0.0%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Türkiye?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Cameroon and Türkiye rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 121st and Türkiye ranks 119th 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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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).