Djibouti vs Namibia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Djibouti
2.6%
in 2008
Namibia
2.8%
in 2025
Djibouti rank
44th
Namibia rank
41st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Djibouti
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 44th and Namibia ranks 41st of 166 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Djibouti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Djibouti and Namibia?
- 0.2%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Namibia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2008.
- How do Djibouti and Namibia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Djibouti ranks 44th and Namibia ranks 41st 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.