Korea vs Mauritania: Military spending as a share of GDP
Korea
2.6%
in 2025
Mauritania
2.7%
in 2025
Korea rank
45th
Mauritania rank
43rd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Korea
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mauritania ahead.
Korea ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 43rd of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.6% | 4.8% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Korea |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 3.3% | 1.0% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.3% | Korea |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Korea or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Korea and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Mauritania?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Mauritania rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Korea ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 43rd 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.