Israel vs Oman: Military spending as a share of GDP
Israel
5.6%
in 2019
Oman
8.3%
in 2019
Israel rank
6th
Oman rank
3rd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Israel
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 8.3% against 5.6% in Israel, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.5 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 6th and Oman ranks 3rd of 172 countries.
Oman has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.5% | 15.8% | 1.4% | Oman |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 15.7% | 4.5% | Oman |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 7.5% | 0.5% | Oman |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.9% | 0.5% | Oman |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 7.6% | 2.1% | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Israel or Oman?
- Oman, at 8.3% against 5.6% in Israel as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Israel and Oman?
- 2.7%, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Oman?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Israel and Oman rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Israel ranks 6th and Oman ranks 3rd 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).