Jamaica vs Panama: Military spending as a share of GDP
Jamaica
1.4%
in 2019
Panama
1.4%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
82nd
Panama rank
81st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Jamaica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.4% against 1.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Panama ahead.
Jamaica ranks 82nd and Panama ranks 81st of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Jamaica or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.4% against 1.4% in Jamaica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Jamaica and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Panama?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
- How do Jamaica and Panama rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 82nd and Panama ranks 81st 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).