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

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

In , Brazil's Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 0.97, compared to South Africa's 0.70. That makes Brazil's value 38.9% higher than South Africa's.

Brazil

Rank #111 of 147 globally

Brazil trend
Latest (2024)
0.97
Year-over-year
-3.0%
10-year change
-26.9%
Peak
1.54 (2010)
Trough
0.97 (2024)

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.