Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Ukraine or United States of America?

United States of America, at 3.2% against 3.1% in Ukraine as of 2019.

What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Ukraine and United States of America?

0.1%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and United States of America?

29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.

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.

Ukraine vs United States of America: Military spending as a share of GDP

Ukraine

3.1%

in 2019

United States of America

3.2%

in 2019

Ukraine rank

23rd

United States of America rank

20th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

Ukraine
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.2% against 3.1% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States of America ahead.

Ukraine ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 20th of 172 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ukraine	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.9%	3.1%	1.3%	United States of America
2000s	2.6%	3.1%	0.5%	United States of America
2010s	1.9%	3.1%	1.3%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Ukraine or United States of America?: United States of America, at 3.2% against 3.1% in Ukraine as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Ukraine and United States of America?: 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and United States of America?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Ukraine and United States of America rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?: Ukraine ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 20th 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: 28 August 2026

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).