Guinea-Bissau vs Nepal: Military spending as a share of GDP

Guinea-Bissau
1.7%
in 2019
Nepal
1.7%
in 2019
Guinea-Bissau rank
61st
Nepal rank
59th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Nepal
01234192019692019

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Nepal ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and Nepal ranks 59th of 172 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 1.7% 0.6% 1.1% Guinea-Bissau
1980s 2.3% 0.7% 1.7% Guinea-Bissau
1990s 1.0% 0.5% 0.4% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 1.4% 1.0% 0.4% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 1.8% 1.4% 0.4% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Guinea-Bissau or Nepal?
Nepal, at 1.7% against 1.7% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Guinea-Bissau and Nepal?
0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Nepal?
46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Nepal rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and Nepal ranks 59th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – 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

Indicator
Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).