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
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) 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).