Somalia vs Togo: Military spending as a share of GDP
Somalia
1.9%
in 2019
Togo
1.9%
in 2019
Somalia rank
48th
Togo rank
45th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Somalia
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 1.9% against 1.9% in Somalia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 48th and Togo ranks 45th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and Togo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1.9% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 1.9% | 2.3% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Togo |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Somalia or Togo?
- Togo, at 1.9% against 1.9% in Somalia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Somalia and Togo?
- 0.0%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Togo?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Somalia and Togo rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 48th and Togo ranks 45th 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).