Nepal vs Poland: Military spending as a share of GDP

Nepal
1.7%
in 2019
Poland
1.7%
in 2019
Nepal rank
59th
Poland rank
60th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Nepal
  • Poland
0510152025191819682019

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 95 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 59th and Poland ranks 60th of 172 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Poland Difference Ahead
1920s 0.6% 1.2% 0.6% Poland
1930s 0.7% 2.7% 2.0% Poland
1940s 0.4% 19.1% 18.7% Poland
1950s 0.4% 5.3% 4.9% Poland
1960s 0.5% 6.1% 5.5% Poland
1970s 0.6% 5.2% 4.6% Poland
1980s 0.7% 4.4% 3.7% Poland
1990s 0.5% 1.5% 0.9% Poland
2000s 1.0% 1.3% 0.3% Poland
2010s 1.4% 1.5% 0.1% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Nepal or Poland?
Nepal, at 1.7% against 1.7% in Poland as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Nepal and Poland?
0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Poland?
95 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2019.
How do Nepal and Poland rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Nepal ranks 59th and Poland ranks 60th 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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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).