Kazakhstan vs Switzerland: Military spending as a share of GDP
Kazakhstan
0.7%
in 2019
Switzerland
0.6%
in 2019
Kazakhstan rank
144th
Switzerland rank
146th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Kazakhstan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Switzerland ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 144th and Switzerland ranks 146th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Kazakhstan or Switzerland?
- Kazakhstan, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Switzerland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Kazakhstan and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Switzerland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Kazakhstan and Switzerland rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Kazakhstan ranks 144th and Switzerland ranks 146th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – 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).