Ethiopia vs Mozambique: Military spending as a share of GDP

Ethiopia
0.8%
in 2019
Mozambique
0.8%
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
135th
Mozambique rank
133rd

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Mozambique
02468189819582019

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 135th and Mozambique ranks 133rd of 172 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s 3.6% 2.8% 0.8% Ethiopia
1980s 5.1% 5.0% 0.0% Ethiopia
1990s 3.1% 1.8% 1.3% Ethiopia
2000s 2.0% 0.8% 1.2% Ethiopia
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Ethiopia or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Ethiopia and Mozambique?
0.0%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mozambique?
45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Mozambique rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 135th and Mozambique ranks 133rd 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).