France vs Guyana: Military spending as a share of GDP
France
1.5%
in 2019
Guyana
1.5%
in 2019
France rank
79th
Guyana rank
78th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- France
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 1.5% against 1.5% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1966 it was France ahead.
France ranks 79th and Guyana ranks 78th of 172 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 0.5% | 2.5% | France |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | France |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 0.4% | France |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | France |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% | France |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, France or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 1.5% against 1.5% in France as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between France and Guyana?
- 0.0%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Guyana?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2019.
- How do France and Guyana rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- France ranks 79th and Guyana ranks 78th 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).