Colombia vs Namibia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Colombia
2.7%
in 2019
Namibia
2.5%
in 2019
Colombia rank
26th
Namibia rank
28th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Colombia
- Namibia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Namibia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Colombia ranks 26th and Namibia ranks 28th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Colombia or Namibia?
- Colombia, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Namibia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Colombia and Namibia?
- 0.2%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Namibia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Colombia and Namibia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 26th and Namibia ranks 28th 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).