Syrian Arab Republic vs Yemen: Military spending as a share of GDP
Syrian Arab Republic
10.7%
in 2016
Yemen
8.6%
in 2016
Syrian Arab Republic rank
1st
Yemen rank
2nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Yemen
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 10.7% against 8.6% in Yemen, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 2nd of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Syrian Arab Republic averaged higher in 7 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syrian Arab Republic | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 1.1% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1950s | 4.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1960s | 7.3% | 1.6% | 5.7% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 2.9% | 9.1% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 7.4% | 14.3% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 8.8% | 1.9% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.9% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 5.7% | 1.9% | Syrian Arab Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Syrian Arab Republic or Yemen?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 10.7% against 8.6% in Yemen as of 2016.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen?
- 2.1%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2016.
- How do Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 2nd 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).