Malta vs Nicaragua: Military spending as a share of GDP
Malta
0.5%
in 2019
Nicaragua
0.6%
in 2019
Malta rank
153rd
Nicaragua rank
150th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Malta
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Malta ranks 153rd and Nicaragua ranks 150th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 6.5% | 5.8% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 2.1% | 1.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Malta or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Malta as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Malta and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nicaragua?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2019.
- How do Malta and Nicaragua rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Malta ranks 153rd and Nicaragua ranks 150th 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).