Greece vs Niger: Military spending as a share of GDP
Greece
1.5%
in 2019
Niger
1.6%
in 2019
Greece rank
73rd
Niger rank
72nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Greece
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 73rd and Niger ranks 72nd of 172 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 0.3% | 2.5% | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 0.4% | 2.2% | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 0.6% | 2.1% | Greece |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Greece or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Greece as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Greece and Niger?
- 0.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Niger?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Greece and Niger rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 73rd and Niger ranks 72nd 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).