Peru vs Turkmenistan: Military spending as a share of GDP
Peru
1.1%
in 2019
Turkmenistan
1.1%
in 2016
Peru rank
105th
Turkmenistan rank
108th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Peru
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Peru ranks 105th and Turkmenistan ranks 108th of 172 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 2.2% | 0.7% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 2.1% | 1.2% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Peru or Turkmenistan?
- Peru, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Turkmenistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Peru and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Turkmenistan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Peru and Turkmenistan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Peru ranks 105th and Turkmenistan ranks 108th 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).