Finland vs Italy: Military spending as a share of GDP
Finland
1.1%
in 2019
Italy
1.1%
in 2019
Finland rank
106th
Italy rank
104th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Italy ahead.
Finland ranks 106th and Italy ranks 104th of 172 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.6% | 2.8% | 2.2% | Italy |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 2.3% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 1930s | 1.7% | 4.6% | 2.9% | Italy |
| 1940s | 4.5% | 2.7% | 1.7% | Finland |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Finland or Italy?
- Italy, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Finland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Finland and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2019.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Finland ranks 106th and Italy ranks 104th 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).