Indonesia vs Nicaragua: Military spending as a share of GDP
Indonesia
0.5%
in 2019
Nicaragua
0.6%
in 2019
Indonesia rank
151st
Nicaragua rank
150th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Indonesia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 151st and Nicaragua ranks 150th of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7.6% | 6.4% | 1.1% | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 8.7% | 3.5% | 5.2% | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 4.6% | 1.1% | 3.5% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 0.9% | 2.0% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 6.5% | 4.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 2.1% | 1.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Indonesia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Indonesia and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nicaragua?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2019.
- How do Indonesia and Nicaragua rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Indonesia ranks 151st and Nicaragua ranks 150th 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).