Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Oman or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 10.7% against 8.3% in Oman as of 2016.

What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Oman and Syrian Arab Republic?

2.4%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Syrian Arab Republic?

46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.

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.

Oman vs Syrian Arab Republic: Military spending as a share of GDP

Oman

8.3%

in 2019

Syrian Arab Republic

10.7%

in 2016

Oman rank

3rd

Syrian Arab Republic rank

1st

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

Oman
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 10.7% against 8.3% in Oman, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.3 times Oman's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Oman ranks 3rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Oman	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	15.8%	12.4%	3.5%	Oman
1980s	15.7%	21.7%	6.1%	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	7.5%	10.7%	3.2%	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	5.9%	3.8%	2.1%	Oman
2010s	7.3%	7.6%	0.3%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Oman or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 10.7% against 8.3% in Oman as of 2016.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Oman and Syrian Arab Republic?: 2.4%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Syrian Arab Republic?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Oman and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?: Oman ranks 3rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 1st 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: 28 August 2026

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).