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
051015196519922019

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) – 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

Indicator
Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).