Iraq vs Jordan: Military spending as a share of GDP
Iraq
4.2%
in 2019
Jordan
4.8%
in 2019
Iraq rank
11th
Jordan rank
8th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Iraq
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 4.8% against 4.2% in Iraq, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Jordan ahead.
Iraq ranks 11th and Jordan ranks 8th of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.9% | 4.9% | 1.9% | Jordan |
| 1950s | 2.4% | 11.6% | 9.2% | Jordan |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 10.2% | 7.2% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 10.6% | 3.4% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 8.6% | 15.8% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 4.7% | 8.1% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 4.8% | 2.7% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 1.0% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Iraq or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 4.8% against 4.2% in Iraq as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Iraq and Jordan?
- 0.6%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Jordan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2019.
- How do Iraq and Jordan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 11th and Jordan ranks 8th 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).