El Salvador vs Kazakhstan: Military spending as a share of GDP
El Salvador
0.7%
in 2019
Kazakhstan
0.7%
in 2019
El Salvador rank
142nd
Kazakhstan rank
144th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 142nd and Kazakhstan ranks 144th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Kazakhstan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, El Salvador or Kazakhstan?
- El Salvador, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Kazakhstan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between El Salvador and Kazakhstan?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kazakhstan?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do El Salvador and Kazakhstan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 142nd and Kazakhstan ranks 144th 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).