Portugal vs Tajikistan: Military spending as a share of GDP

Portugal
1.1%
in 2019
Tajikistan
1.1%
in 2019
Portugal rank
100th
Tajikistan rank
99th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Portugal
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 100th and Tajikistan ranks 99th of 172 countries.

Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1990s 1.4% 1.8% 0.4% Tajikistan
2000s 1.3% 2.3% 1.0% Tajikistan
2010s 1.0% 1.5% 0.5% Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Portugal or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Portugal and Tajikistan?
0.0%, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Tajikistan?
29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Portugal and Tajikistan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Portugal ranks 100th and Tajikistan ranks 99th 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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Indicator
Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).