Algeria vs Israel: Military spending as a share of GDP
Algeria
8.8%
in 2025
Israel
7.8%
in 2025
Algeria rank
3rd
Israel rank
4th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Algeria
- Israel
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 8.8% against 7.8% in Israel, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Israel ahead.
Algeria ranks 3rd and Israel ranks 4th of 166 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 12.7% | 9.7% | Israel |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 24.7% | 22.6% | Israel |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 16.6% | 14.8% | Israel |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 9.5% | 6.7% | Israel |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 6.1% | 3.0% | Israel |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 5.3% | 0.6% | Israel |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 0.5% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Algeria or Israel?
- Algeria, at 8.8% against 7.8% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Algeria and Israel?
- 1.0%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Israel?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Israel rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Algeria ranks 3rd and Israel ranks 4th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) 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
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.