Korea vs Tunisia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Korea
2.6%
in 2025
Tunisia
2.5%
in 2025
Korea rank
45th
Tunisia rank
48th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Korea
- Tunisia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 45th and Tunisia ranks 48th of 166 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 1.6% | 3.7% | Korea |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 1.8% | 3.4% | Korea |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 2.6% | 2.8% | Korea |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1.4% | Korea |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Korea |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.6% | Korea |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 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 Tunisia?
- Korea, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Tunisia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Korea and Tunisia?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Tunisia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Tunisia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Korea ranks 45th and Tunisia ranks 48th 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.