Nepal vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Military spending as a share of GDP
Nepal
1.7%
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.7%
in 2019
Nepal rank
59th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
62nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Nepal
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 100 shared years of data; in 1920 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Nepal ranks 59th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 62nd of 172 countries.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.6% | 2.0% | 1.4% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 4.1% | 3.4% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 20.6% | 20.1% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 4.9% | 4.5% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 3.6% | 3.1% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 3.0% | 2.4% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 3.4% | 2.7% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 2.6% | 2.0% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 2.1% | 1.1% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.4% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Nepal or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Nepal, at 1.7% against 1.7% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Nepal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2019.
- How do Nepal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Nepal ranks 59th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 62nd 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).