Croatia vs New Zealand: Military spending as a share of GDP
Croatia
1.3%
in 2019
New Zealand
1.3%
in 2019
Croatia rank
87th
New Zealand rank
88th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Croatia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1992 it was New Zealand ahead.
Croatia ranks 87th and New Zealand ranks 88th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 1.1% | 2.2% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Croatia or New Zealand?
- Croatia, at 1.3% against 1.3% in New Zealand as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Croatia and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and New Zealand?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
- How do Croatia and New Zealand rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 87th and New Zealand ranks 88th 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).