Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe: Military spending as a share of GDP
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2019
Zimbabwe
0.8%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
130th
Zimbabwe rank
129th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 130th and Zimbabwe ranks 129th of 172 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 3.1% | 2.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 3.7% | 3.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 1.7% | 1.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.8% | 1.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Costa Rica or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Zimbabwe rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th and Zimbabwe ranks 129th 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).