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Australia vs United Kingdom: 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 United Kingdom's 2.28. That makes Australia's value 17.3% lower than United Kingdom'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)

United Kingdom

Rank #42 of 147 globally

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2024)
2.28
Year-over-year
+2.2%
10-year change
+4.3%
Peak
2.65 (2009)
Trough
1.94 (2018)

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