Egypt vs Nicaragua: Military spending as a share of GDP
Egypt
0.6%
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.6%
in 2025
Egypt rank
147th
Nicaragua rank
149th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 147th and Nicaragua ranks 149th of 166 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.7% | 1.4% | 11.3% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 2.0% | 11.6% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 3.8% | 2.9% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.6% | 1.4% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.7% | 2.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Egypt or Nicaragua?
- Egypt, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Egypt and Nicaragua?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nicaragua?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Nicaragua rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 147th and Nicaragua ranks 149th 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.