Guinea-Bissau vs Uzbekistan: Military spending as a share of GDP
Guinea-Bissau
1.7%
in 2019
Uzbekistan
1.8%
in 2018
Guinea-Bissau rank
61st
Uzbekistan rank
58th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and Uzbekistan ranks 58th of 172 countries.
Uzbekistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.3% | Uzbekistan |
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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2018.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Guinea-Bissau and Uzbekistan?
- 0.1%, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Uzbekistan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Uzbekistan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and Uzbekistan ranks 58th 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).