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South Africa vs United Kingdom: Military expenditure (% of GDP)

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

In , South Africa's Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 0.70, compared to United Kingdom's 2.28. That makes South Africa's value 69.3% lower than United Kingdom's.

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)

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.