Jordan vs Yemen: Military spending as a share of GDP
Jordan
4.6%
in 2025
Yemen
4.0%
in 2014
Jordan rank
14th
Yemen rank
17th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Jordan
- Yemen
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 4.6% against 4.0% in Yemen, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 14th and Yemen ranks 17th of 166 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 0.2% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 0.3% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 0.4% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Jordan or Yemen?
- Jordan, at 4.6% against 4.0% in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Jordan and Yemen?
- 0.6%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2014.
- How do Jordan and Yemen rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Jordan ranks 14th and Yemen ranks 17th 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.