Kenya vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Military spending as a share of GDP
Kenya
1.7%
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.7%
in 2019
Kenya rank
64th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
62nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Kenya
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1963 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Kenya ranks 64th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 62nd of 172 countries.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 3.5% | 2.8% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 3.0% | 1.4% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 3.4% | 1.5% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 2.6% | 1.4% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.2% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Kenya or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1.7% against 1.7% in Kenya as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Kenya and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.0%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
- How do Kenya and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 64th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 62nd 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).