France vs Panama: Military spending as a share of GDP
France
1.5%
in 2019
Panama
1.4%
in 2019
France rank
79th
Panama rank
81st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- France
- Panama
How they compare
France currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1903 it was France ahead.
France ranks 79th and Panama ranks 81st of 172 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.7% | France |
| 1910s | 16.5% | 0.1% | 16.4% | France |
| 1920s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.4% | France |
| 1930s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | France |
| 1940s | 7.1% | 0.9% | 6.2% | France |
| 1950s | 2.6% | 0.3% | 2.2% | France |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 0.2% | 3.0% | France |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 0.5% | 2.0% | France |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 1.5% | France |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% | France |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% | France |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 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 Panama?
- France, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Panama as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between France and Panama?
- 0.1%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Panama?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2019.
- How do France and Panama rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- France ranks 79th and Panama ranks 81st 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).