Panama vs Thailand: Military spending as a share of GDP
Panama
1.4%
in 2019
Thailand
1.4%
in 2019
Panama rank
81st
Thailand rank
84th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Panama
- Thailand
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.4% against 1.4% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 117 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Thailand ahead.
Panama ranks 81st and Thailand ranks 84th of 172 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Thailand |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.3% | Thailand |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Thailand |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 1.9% | 1.6% | Thailand |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 1.8% | 1.6% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 2.3% | 1.9% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 2.6% | 1.6% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Panama or Thailand?
- Panama, at 1.4% against 1.4% in Thailand as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Panama and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Thailand?
- 117 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2019.
- How do Panama and Thailand rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Panama ranks 81st and Thailand ranks 84th 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).