How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malawi?

56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2019.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Malawi: Military spending as a share of GDP

Dominican Republic

0.7%

in 2019

Malawi

0.7%

in 2019

Dominican Republic rank

143rd

Malawi rank

140th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

Dominican Republic
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 140th of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.3%	0.4%	1.9%	Dominican Republic
1970s	1.3%	0.9%	0.3%	Dominican Republic
1980s	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	Malawi
1990s	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	Malawi
2000s	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	Dominican Republic
2010s	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Dominican Republic or Malawi?: Malawi, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Dominican Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Dominican Republic and Malawi?: 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malawi?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Malawi rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?: Dominican Republic ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 140th 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: 28 August 2026

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