Paraguay vs Spain: Military spending as a share of GDP
Paraguay
0.9%
in 2019
Spain
0.8%
in 2019
Paraguay rank
127th
Spain rank
128th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Paraguay
- Spain
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 127th and Spain ranks 128th of 172 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 8 and Spain in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Paraguay |
| 1850s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 1890s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.1% | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.2% | Spain |
| 1930s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 0.8% | 1.4% | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Paraguay or Spain?
- Paraguay, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Spain as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Paraguay and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Spain?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2019.
- How do Paraguay and Spain rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Paraguay ranks 127th and Spain ranks 128th 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).