Sri Lanka vs Togo: Military spending as a share of GDP

Sri Lanka
2.0%
in 2019
Togo
1.9%
in 2019
Sri Lanka rank
43rd
Togo rank
45th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Togo
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Togo, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 43rd and Togo ranks 45th of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Togo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Togo Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7% 0.7% 0.1% Togo
1970s 0.6% 1.4% 0.9% Togo
1980s 1.3% 1.9% 0.6% Togo
1990s 2.6% 1.8% 0.8% Sri Lanka
2000s 2.2% 1.2% 1.0% Sri Lanka
2010s 2.2% 1.4% 0.8% 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 Togo?
Sri Lanka, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Togo as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Sri Lanka and Togo?
0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Togo?
60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
How do Sri Lanka and Togo rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Sri Lanka ranks 43rd and Togo ranks 45th 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).