France vs Jamaica: Military spending as a share of GDP
France
1.5%
in 2019
Jamaica
1.4%
in 2019
France rank
79th
Jamaica rank
82nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- France
- Jamaica
How they compare
France currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 58 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 79th and Jamaica ranks 82nd of 172 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 0.3% | 2.9% | France |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 0.5% | 2.0% | France |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 0.6% | 2.0% | France |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | France |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.3% | France |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 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 Jamaica?
- France, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Jamaica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between France and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Jamaica?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
- How do France and Jamaica rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- France ranks 79th and Jamaica ranks 82nd 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).