Jordan vs United Arab Emirates: Military spending as a share of GDP
Jordan
4.8%
in 2019
United Arab Emirates
4.8%
in 2019
Jordan rank
8th
United Arab Emirates rank
9th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Jordan
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 4.8% against 4.8% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 9th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 1.0% | 9.7% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 3.2% | 5.5% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 2.3% | 2.4% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.3% | 2.5% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 4.1% | 0.2% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Jordan or United Arab Emirates?
- Jordan, at 4.8% against 4.8% in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Jordan and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and United Arab Emirates?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Jordan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Jordan ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 9th 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).