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Australia vs South Africa: Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Australia's Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 1.88, compared to South Africa's 0.70. That makes Australia's value 169.1% higher than South Africa's.

Australia

Rank #65 of 147 globally

Australia trend
Latest (2024)
1.88
Year-over-year
+1.2%
10-year change
+6.3%
Peak
2.09 (2016)
Trough
1.64 (2013)

South Africa

Rank #129 of 147 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
0.70
Year-over-year
-7.2%
10-year change
-31.5%
Peak
1.23 (2005)
Trough
0.70 (2024)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.