Dominican Republic vs Switzerland: Military spending as a share of GDP
Dominican Republic
0.7%
in 2019
Switzerland
0.6%
in 2019
Dominican Republic rank
143rd
Switzerland rank
146th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Dominican Republic
- Switzerland
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1894 it was Switzerland ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 143rd and Switzerland ranks 146th of 172 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 4.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Switzerland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Dominican Republic and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Switzerland?
- 119 years are reported by both, from 1894 to 2019.
- How do Dominican Republic and Switzerland rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Dominican Republic ranks 143rd and Switzerland ranks 146th 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).