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

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

In , Germany's Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 1.89, compared to South Africa's 0.70. That makes Germany's value 170.2% higher than South Africa's.

Germany

Rank #64 of 147 globally

Germany trend
Latest (2024)
1.89
Year-over-year
+27.1%
10-year change
+67.8%
Peak
1.89 (2024)
Trough
1.12 (2015)

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.