Liberia vs Mexico: Military spending as a share of GDP
Liberia
0.4%
in 2019
Mexico
0.4%
in 2019
Liberia rank
160th
Mexico rank
158th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Liberia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Liberia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Mexico ahead.
Liberia ranks 160th and Mexico ranks 158th of 172 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 7 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Liberia |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 0.3% | 2.3% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 0.4% | 8.3% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Liberia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Liberia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Liberia and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mexico?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2019.
- How do Liberia and Mexico rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Liberia ranks 160th and Mexico ranks 158th 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).