Egypt vs Maldives: Military spending as a share of GDP
Egypt
1.2%
in 2019
Maldives
1.2%
in 2016
Egypt rank
93rd
Maldives rank
92nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Egypt, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Maldives ahead.
Egypt ranks 93rd and Maldives ranks 92nd of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 13.5% | 5.7% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 13.3% | 7.4% | 5.9% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 1.9% | 4.1% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 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 Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Egypt as of 2016.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Egypt and Maldives?
- 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Maldives?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2016.
- How do Egypt and Maldives rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 93rd and Maldives ranks 92nd 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).