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
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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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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).