Eritrea vs Pakistan: Military spending as a share of GDP
Eritrea
3.4%
in 2016
Pakistan
4.0%
in 2019
Eritrea rank
16th
Pakistan rank
13th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Eritrea
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 4.0% against 3.4% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 16th and Pakistan ranks 13th of 172 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 3.5% | 11.9% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 2.4% | 5.9% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 0.8% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Eritrea or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 4.0% against 3.4% in Eritrea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Eritrea and Pakistan?
- 0.6%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Pakistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
- How do Eritrea and Pakistan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Eritrea ranks 16th and Pakistan ranks 13th 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).