Djibouti vs Mauritania: Military spending as a share of GDP
Djibouti
2.6%
in 2008
Mauritania
2.7%
in 2025
Djibouti rank
44th
Mauritania rank
43rd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Djibouti
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 44th and Mauritania ranks 43rd of 166 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.1% | 1.4% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Djibouti or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Djibouti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Djibouti and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Mauritania?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2008.
- How do Djibouti and Mauritania rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Djibouti ranks 44th and Mauritania ranks 43rd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.