Italy vs Peru: Military spending as a share of GDP
Italy
1.1%
in 2019
Peru
1.1%
in 2019
Italy rank
104th
Peru rank
105th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Italy
- Peru
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Peru, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Peru ahead.
Italy ranks 104th and Peru ranks 105th of 172 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and Peru in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.3% | 5.6% | 5.3% | Peru |
| 1840s | 0.5% | 6.8% | 6.4% | Peru |
| 1850s | 0.6% | 6.3% | 5.7% | Peru |
| 1860s | 2.4% | 6.2% | 3.9% | Peru |
| 1870s | 1.4% | 2.8% | 1.4% | Peru |
| 1880s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Peru |
| 1890s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 1900s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 1910s | 2.4% | 0.7% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 1920s | 2.3% | 0.7% | 1.6% | Italy |
| 1930s | 4.6% | 0.9% | 3.8% | Italy |
| 1940s | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 1950s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 2.4% | 1.1% | Peru |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 3.1% | 1.8% | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Italy or Peru?
- Italy, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Peru as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Italy and Peru?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Peru?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2019.
- How do Italy and Peru rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Italy ranks 104th and Peru ranks 105th 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).