Egypt vs Fiji: Military spending as a share of GDP

Egypt
1.2%
in 2019
Fiji
1.2%
in 2019
Egypt rank
93rd
Fiji rank
96th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Egypt
  • Fiji
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Fiji, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 93rd and Fiji ranks 96th of 172 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Fiji Difference Ahead
1970s 13.3% 0.3% 12.9% Egypt
1980s 6.1% 1.1% 5.0% Egypt
1990s 2.3% 1.4% 0.9% Egypt
2000s 2.1% 1.2% 0.9% Egypt
2010s 1.5% 1.2% 0.3% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Egypt or Fiji?
Egypt, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Fiji as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Egypt and Fiji?
0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Fiji?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Fiji rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Egypt ranks 93rd and Fiji ranks 96th 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

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

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