Egypt vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Military spending as a share of GDP
Egypt
1.2%
in 2019
Tanzania, United Republic of
1.2%
in 2019
Egypt rank
93rd
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
95th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 93rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 95th of 172 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 0.5% | 6.7% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 13.3% | 2.5% | 10.8% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 2.0% | 4.1% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Egypt, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Egypt and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 93rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 95th 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).