Dominican Republic vs Switzerland: Military spending as a share of GDP
Dominican Republic
0.8%
in 2025
Switzerland
0.8%
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
139th
Switzerland rank
141st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Dominican Republic
- Switzerland
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 139th and Switzerland ranks 141st of 166 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.3% | 3.0% | 2.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 3.9% | 2.4% | 1.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Dominican Republic or Switzerland?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Dominican Republic and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Switzerland?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Switzerland rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Dominican Republic ranks 139th and Switzerland ranks 141st 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.