Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Jordan or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 5.6% against 4.6% in Jordan as of 2014.

What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Jordan and United Arab Emirates?

1.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and United Arab Emirates?

18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – 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.

Jordan vs United Arab Emirates: Military spending as a share of GDP

Jordan

4.6%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

5.6%

in 2014

Jordan rank

14th

United Arab Emirates rank

12th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

Jordan
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 5.6% against 4.6% in Jordan, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1997 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Jordan ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.2%	7.7%	1.5%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	5.6%	4.7%	0.9%	Jordan
2010s	4.8%	5.7%	0.8%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Jordan or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 5.6% against 4.6% in Jordan as of 2014.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Jordan and United Arab Emirates?: 1.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and United Arab Emirates?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
How do Jordan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?: Jordan ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – 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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Indicator: Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 8,523 data points, 1949–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.