Greece vs Pakistan: Military spending as a share of GDP
Greece
3.0%
in 2025
Pakistan
2.9%
in 2025
Greece rank
37th
Pakistan rank
39th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Greece
- Pakistan
How they compare
Greece currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Pakistan ahead.
Greece ranks 37th and Pakistan ranks 39th of 166 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 1960s | 4.1% | 4.8% | 0.7% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 6.1% | 1.2% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 6.5% | 1.8% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 6.0% | 2.6% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.8% | 0.8% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 3.2% | 0.7% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Greece or Pakistan?
- Greece, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Greece and Pakistan?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Pakistan?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Pakistan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 37th and Pakistan ranks 39th 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.