Montenegro vs New Zealand: Military spending as a share of GDP
Montenegro
1.3%
in 2019
New Zealand
1.3%
in 2019
Montenegro rank
89th
New Zealand rank
88th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Montenegro
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in Montenegro, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Montenegro ahead.
Montenegro ranks 89th and New Zealand ranks 88th of 172 countries.
Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Montenegro or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.3% against 1.3% in Montenegro as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Montenegro and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and New Zealand?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
- How do Montenegro and New Zealand rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Montenegro ranks 89th and New Zealand ranks 88th 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
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).