Hungary vs Portugal: Military spending as a share of GDP

Hungary
1.1%
in 2019
Portugal
1.1%
in 2019
Hungary rank
98th
Portugal rank
100th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Hungary
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Portugal ahead.

Hungary ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 100th of 172 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 8 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Portugal Difference Ahead
1910s 0.5% 0.7% 0.2% Portugal
1920s 1.2% 0.6% 0.6% Hungary
1930s 1.8% 1.0% 0.8% Hungary
1940s 7.6% 1.5% 6.1% Hungary
1950s 3.8% 1.2% 2.5% Hungary
1960s 4.7% 2.2% 2.5% Hungary
1970s 4.7% 2.1% 2.6% Hungary
1980s 4.2% 1.3% 2.9% Hungary
1990s 1.4% 1.4% 0.0% Hungary
2000s 1.1% 1.3% 0.1% Portugal
2010s 0.8% 1.0% 0.2% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Hungary or Portugal?
Hungary, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Hungary and Portugal?
0.0%, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Portugal?
102 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2019.
How do Hungary and Portugal rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Hungary ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 100th 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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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).