Croatia vs Cyprus: Military spending as a share of GDP
Croatia
1.3%
in 2019
Cyprus
1.4%
in 2019
Croatia rank
87th
Cyprus rank
85th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Croatia
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Croatia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Cyprus ahead.
Croatia ranks 87th and Cyprus ranks 85th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Cyprus in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 0.2% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Croatia or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Croatia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Croatia and Cyprus?
- 0.1%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Cyprus?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
- How do Croatia and Cyprus rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 87th and Cyprus ranks 85th 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).