Cuba vs Ireland: Military spending as a share of GDP
Cuba
0.1%
in 2018
Ireland
0.2%
in 2019
Cuba rank
170th
Ireland rank
167th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Cuba
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Cuba, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.6 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Ireland ahead.
Cuba ranks 170th and Ireland ranks 167th of 172 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | Cuba |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 3.5% | 0.7% | 2.8% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 0.8% | 2.8% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 0.9% | 3.2% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Cuba or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Cuba as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Cuba and Ireland?
- 0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ireland?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2018.
- How do Cuba and Ireland rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Cuba ranks 170th and Ireland ranks 167th 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).