Equatorial Guinea vs Portugal: Military spending as a share of GDP

Equatorial Guinea
1.1%
in 2019
Portugal
1.1%
in 2019
Equatorial Guinea rank
102nd
Portugal rank
100th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 100th of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 8.3% 2.6% 5.7% Equatorial Guinea
1970s 4.3% 2.1% 2.2% Equatorial Guinea
1980s 2.0% 1.3% 0.7% Equatorial Guinea
1990s 0.8% 1.4% 0.6% Portugal
2000s 0.1% 1.3% 1.2% Portugal
2010s 0.6% 1.0% 0.5% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Equatorial Guinea or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Equatorial Guinea and Portugal?
0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Portugal?
52 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2019.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Portugal rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 100th 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).