Australia vs United States: 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 States's 3.42. That makes Australia's value 44.9% lower than United States's.
Australia
Rank #65 of 147 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 1.88
- Year-over-year
- +1.2%
- 10-year change
- +6.3%
- Peak
- 2.09 (2016)
- Trough
- 1.64 (2013)
United States
Rank #18 of 147 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 3.42
- Year-over-year
- +3.5%
- 10-year change
- -7.1%
- Peak
- 4.90 (2010)
- Trough
- 3.30 (2017)
Other Australia comparisons
Source: World Bank Open Data (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.