Sri Lanka vs Taiwan, China: Military spending as a share of GDP
Sri Lanka
2.0%
in 2019
Taiwan, China
2.0%
in 2019
Sri Lanka rank
43rd
Taiwan, China rank
41st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Taiwan, China ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 43rd and Taiwan, China ranks 41st of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan, China in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2% | 6.8% | 6.6% | Taiwan, China |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 7.1% | 6.6% | Taiwan, China |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 5.0% | 4.3% | Taiwan, China |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 5.6% | 5.1% | Taiwan, China |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 5.9% | 4.6% | Taiwan, China |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 5.0% | 2.4% | Taiwan, China |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Sri Lanka or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Sri Lanka and Taiwan, China?
- 0.0%, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Taiwan, China?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2019.
- How do Sri Lanka and Taiwan, China rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 43rd and Taiwan, China ranks 41st 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).