Indonesia vs Madagascar: Military spending as a share of GDP

Indonesia
0.5%
in 2019
Madagascar
0.5%
in 2019
Indonesia rank
151st
Madagascar rank
152nd

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Indonesia
  • Madagascar
02.557.51012.5194919842019

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 151st and Madagascar ranks 152nd of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 4.6% 0.8% 3.9% Indonesia
1970s 3.0% 1.4% 1.6% Indonesia
1980s 1.8% 1.3% 0.5% Indonesia
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.1% Indonesia
2000s 0.7% 1.0% 0.3% Madagascar
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Indonesia or Madagascar?
Indonesia, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Indonesia and Madagascar?
0.0%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Madagascar?
60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
How do Indonesia and Madagascar rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Indonesia ranks 151st and Madagascar ranks 152nd 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).