Paraguay vs Suriname: Military spending as a share of GDP
Paraguay
0.9%
in 2019
Suriname
0.9%
in 2016
Paraguay rank
127th
Suriname rank
124th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Paraguay
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Suriname ahead.
Paraguay ranks 127th and Suriname ranks 124th of 172 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 2.3% | 1.1% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 3.2% | 2.0% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 2.3% | 1.3% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Paraguay or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Paraguay as of 2016.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Paraguay and Suriname?
- 0.0%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Suriname?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Paraguay and Suriname rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Paraguay ranks 127th and Suriname ranks 124th 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).