Croatia vs Thailand: Military spending as a share of GDP

Croatia
1.3%
in 2019
Thailand
1.4%
in 2019
Croatia rank
87th
Thailand rank
84th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Croatia
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand 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 Thailand ahead.

Croatia ranks 87th and Thailand ranks 84th of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 3.4% 1.7% 1.6% Croatia
2000s 1.3% 1.0% 0.3% Croatia
2010s 1.1% 1.2% 0.1% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Croatia or Thailand?
Thailand, 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 Thailand?
0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Thailand?
28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Croatia and Thailand rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Croatia ranks 87th and Thailand ranks 84th 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

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