Ecuador vs Taiwan, China: Military spending as a share of GDP
Ecuador
2.0%
in 2019
Taiwan, China
2.0%
in 2019
Ecuador rank
44th
Taiwan, China rank
41st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Ecuador
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Taiwan, China ahead.
Ecuador ranks 44th and Taiwan, China ranks 41st of 172 countries.
Taiwan, China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.6% | 6.8% | 6.2% | Taiwan, China |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 7.1% | 6.2% | Taiwan, China |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 5.0% | 4.1% | Taiwan, China |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 5.6% | 4.6% | Taiwan, China |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 5.9% | 4.9% | Taiwan, China |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 5.0% | 3.7% | Taiwan, China |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.2% | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Ecuador or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, 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 Taiwan, China?
- 0.0%, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Taiwan, China?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2019.
- How do Ecuador and Taiwan, China rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 44th and Taiwan, China ranks 41st 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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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).