Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Military spending as a share of GDP
Ecuador
2.0%
in 2019
Sri Lanka
2.0%
in 2019
Ecuador rank
44th
Sri Lanka rank
43rd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Ecuador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 72 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 2.6% | 1.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 2.2% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Ecuador as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2019.
- How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd 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).