Mauritania vs Taiwan, China: Military spending as a share of GDP
Mauritania
2.1%
in 2019
Taiwan, China
2.0%
in 2019
Mauritania rank
38th
Taiwan, China rank
41st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Mauritania
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Taiwan, China, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Taiwan, China ahead.
Mauritania ranks 38th and Taiwan, China ranks 41st of 172 countries.
Taiwan, China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 5.0% | 4.0% | Taiwan, China |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 5.6% | 3.2% | Taiwan, China |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 5.9% | 2.8% | Taiwan, China |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 5.0% | 3.8% | Taiwan, China |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 2.2% | 1.4% | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.2% | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Mauritania or Taiwan, China?
- Mauritania, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Taiwan, China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Mauritania and Taiwan, China?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Taiwan, China?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Mauritania and Taiwan, China rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 38th and Taiwan, China ranks 41st 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).