How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Kenya?

57 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.

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.

Central African Republic vs Kenya: Military spending as a share of GDP

Central African Republic

1.7%

in 2019

Kenya

1.7%

in 2019

Central African Republic rank

65th

Kenya rank

64th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

Central African Republic
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 65th and Kenya ranks 64th of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%	Central African Republic
1970s	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%	Central African Republic
1980s	1.6%	1.9%	0.3%	Kenya
1990s	1.7%	1.1%	0.6%	Central African Republic
2000s	1.0%	1.2%	0.2%	Kenya
2010s	1.7%	1.6%	0.1%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Central African Republic or Kenya?: Kenya, at 1.7% against 1.7% in Central African Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Central African Republic and Kenya?: 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Kenya?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
How do Central African Republic and Kenya rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?: Central African Republic ranks 65th and Kenya ranks 64th 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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Indicator: Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).