Israel vs Myanmar: Military spending as a share of GDP
Israel
7.8%
in 2025
Myanmar
6.6%
in 2024
Israel rank
4th
Myanmar rank
6th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Israel
- Myanmar
How they compare
Israel currently reports 7.8% against 6.6% in Myanmar, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 4th and Myanmar ranks 6th of 166 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 5.9% | 5.9% | Israel |
| 1970s | 24.7% | 4.5% | 20.2% | Israel |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 2.9% | 13.7% | Israel |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 3.1% | 6.4% | Israel |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 1.8% | 4.3% | Israel |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.4% | 1.9% | Israel |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 1.2% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Israel or Myanmar?
- Israel, at 7.8% against 6.6% in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Israel and Myanmar?
- 1.2%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Myanmar?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Myanmar rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Israel ranks 4th and Myanmar ranks 6th 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.