Israel vs Jordan: Military spending as a share of GDP
Israel
5.6%
in 2019
Jordan
4.8%
in 2019
Israel rank
6th
Jordan rank
8th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Israel
- Jordan
How they compare
Israel currently reports 5.6% against 4.8% in Jordan, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Jordan ahead.
Israel ranks 6th and Jordan ranks 8th of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and Jordan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3.7% | 5.6% | 1.9% | Jordan |
| 1950s | 3.1% | 11.6% | 8.5% | Jordan |
| 1960s | 5.9% | 10.2% | 4.3% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 14.3% | 10.6% | 3.7% | Israel |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 8.6% | 2.6% | Israel |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 4.7% | 2.2% | Israel |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 0.6% | Israel |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.9% | 1.6% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Israel or Jordan?
- Israel, at 5.6% against 4.8% in Jordan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Israel and Jordan?
- 0.8%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Jordan?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2019.
- How do Israel and Jordan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Israel ranks 6th 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).