Italy vs Sudan: Military spending as a share of GDP
Italy
1.1%
in 2019
Sudan
1.1%
in 2019
Italy rank
104th
Sudan rank
107th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Italy
- Sudan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Sudan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 104th and Sudan ranks 107th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 3.0% | 1.7% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 2.6% | 1.3% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1.1% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1.0% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 2.0% | 1.1% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Italy or Sudan?
- Italy, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Sudan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Italy and Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sudan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2019.
- How do Italy and Sudan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Italy ranks 104th and Sudan ranks 107th 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).