Djibouti vs Guatemala: Military spending as a share of GDP
Djibouti
0.4%
in 2016
Guatemala
0.5%
in 2019
Djibouti rank
159th
Guatemala rank
156th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Djibouti
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Guatemala ahead.
Djibouti ranks 159th and Guatemala ranks 156th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 4 and Guatemala in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 1.2% | 4.2% | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 0.7% | 3.4% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 0.4% | 1.9% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Djibouti or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Djibouti as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Djibouti and Guatemala?
- 0.1%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Guatemala?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
- How do Djibouti and Guatemala rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Djibouti ranks 159th and Guatemala ranks 156th 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).