Maldives vs Montenegro: Military spending as a share of GDP
Maldives
1.2%
in 2016
Montenegro
1.3%
in 2019
Maldives rank
92nd
Montenegro rank
89th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Maldives
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 92nd and Montenegro ranks 89th of 172 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Maldives or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Maldives as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Maldives and Montenegro?
- 0.1%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Montenegro?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2016.
- How do Maldives and Montenegro rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 92nd and Montenegro ranks 89th 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).