Nepal vs Uzbekistan: Military spending as a share of GDP

Nepal
1.7%
in 2019
Uzbekistan
1.8%
in 2018
Nepal rank
59th
Uzbekistan rank
58th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Nepal
  • Uzbekistan
01234192019692019

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Nepal, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 59th and Uzbekistan ranks 58th of 172 countries.

Uzbekistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5% 1.3% 0.8% Uzbekistan
2000s 1.0% 2.1% 1.0% Uzbekistan
2010s 1.4% 2.1% 0.8% Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Nepal or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Nepal as of 2018.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Nepal and Uzbekistan?
0.1%, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Uzbekistan?
27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Nepal and Uzbekistan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Nepal ranks 59th and Uzbekistan ranks 58th 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).