Rwanda vs South Sudan: Military spending as a share of GDP
Rwanda
1.0%
in 2019
South Sudan
1.0%
in 2019
Rwanda rank
118th
South Sudan rank
115th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Rwanda
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2011 it was South Sudan ahead.
Rwanda ranks 118th and South Sudan ranks 115th of 172 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Rwanda or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Rwanda as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Rwanda and South Sudan?
- 0.0%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and South Sudan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Rwanda and South Sudan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Rwanda ranks 118th and South Sudan ranks 115th 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).