France vs South Africa: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , France's Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 2.05, compared to South Africa's 0.70. That makes France's value 193.2% higher than South Africa's.
France
Rank #53 of 147 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 2.05
- Year-over-year
- +5.2%
- 10-year change
- +10.4%
- Peak
- 2.10 (2009)
- Trough
- 1.85 (2018)
South Africa
Rank #129 of 147 globally
- 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.