Poland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Military spending as a share of GDP
Poland
1.7%
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.7%
in 2019
Poland rank
60th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
62nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Poland
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1918 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Poland ranks 60th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 62nd of 172 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 12.2% | 12.2% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 2.0% | 0.8% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1930s | 2.7% | 4.1% | 1.4% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1940s | 19.1% | 14.7% | 4.5% | Poland |
| 1950s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 0.4% | Poland |
| 1960s | 6.1% | 3.6% | 2.4% | Poland |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 3.0% | 2.2% | Poland |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 2.6% | 1.1% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 2.1% | 0.8% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.3% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Poland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Poland, at 1.7% against 1.7% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Poland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2019.
- How do Poland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Poland ranks 60th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 62nd 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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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).