Cuba vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Military spending as a share of GDP
Cuba
0.1%
in 2018
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
0.0%
in 2019
Cuba rank
170th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
172nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Cuba
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 18.3 times Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 170th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 172nd of 172 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 11 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 7.1% | 1.0% | 6.1% | Cuba |
| 1910s | 4.6% | 0.6% | 4.0% | Cuba |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Cuba |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Cuba |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 3.5% | 0.7% | 2.8% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 0.7% | 2.9% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 0.6% | 3.6% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.4% | 1.8% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 1.4% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Cuba or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Cuba, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2018.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Cuba and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 0.1%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2018.
- How do Cuba and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Cuba ranks 170th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 172nd 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).