New Zealand vs Senegal: Military spending as a share of GDP
New Zealand
1.3%
in 2019
Senegal
1.3%
in 2019
New Zealand rank
88th
Senegal rank
86th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- New Zealand
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 88th and Senegal ranks 86th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, New Zealand or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 1.3% against 1.3% in New Zealand as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between New Zealand and Senegal?
- 0.0%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Senegal?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do New Zealand and Senegal rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 88th and Senegal ranks 86th 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).