Military expenditure as % of GDP - Nicaragua
Value & RankThe Military expenditure as % of GDP of Nicaragua is 0.76 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 137.
Nicaragua compared to other CountriesThe Military expenditure as % of GDP of Nicaragua is similar to that of Jamaica, Ethiopia, Switzerland, Austria, Lithuania, Somalia, Liberia, Argentina, Mexico, Dominican Republic with a respective Military expenditure as % of GDP of 0.85, 0.82, 0.78, 0.78, 0.78, 0.75, 0.75, 0.74, 0.62, 0.61 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142.Last 10 years averageNicaragua had an average Military expenditure as % of GDP of 0.57 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Nicaragua during the Great RecessionNicaragua's Military expenditure as % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 9.33% during the Great RecessionNicaragua since the end of the Great RecessionNicaragua's Military expenditure as % of GDP had a positive growth of 51.8% since the end of the Great Recession
Nicaragua compared to other CountriesThe Military expenditure as % of GDP of Nicaragua is similar to that of Jamaica, Ethiopia, Switzerland, Austria, Lithuania, Somalia, Liberia, Argentina, Mexico, Dominican Republic with a respective Military expenditure as % of GDP of 0.85, 0.82, 0.78, 0.78, 0.78, 0.75, 0.75, 0.74, 0.62, 0.61 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142.Last 10 years averageNicaragua had an average Military expenditure as % of GDP of 0.57 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Nicaragua during the Great RecessionNicaragua's Military expenditure as % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 9.33% during the Great RecessionNicaragua since the end of the Great RecessionNicaragua's Military expenditure as % of GDP had a positive growth of 51.8% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 4.00 |
1992 | 2.63 |
1993 | 2.10 |
1994 | 0.92 |
1995 | 0.85 |
1996 | 0.73 |
1997 | 0.69 |
1998 | 0.57 |
1999 | 0.55 |
2000 | 0.60 |
2001 | 0.53 |
2002 | 0.67 |
2003 | 0.66 |
2004 | 0.56 |
2005 | 0.54 |
2006 | 0.55 |
2007 | 0.53 |
2008 | 0.50 |
2009 | 0.50 |
2010 | 0.50 |
2011 | 0.52 |
2012 | 0.66 |
2013 | 0.76 |
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Jamaica | 132 | 0.85 |
Ethiopia | 133 | 0.82 |
Switzerland | 134 | 0.78 |
Austria | 135 | 0.78 |
Lithuania | 136 | 0.78 |
Nicaragua | 137 | 0.76 |
Somalia | 138 | 0.75 |
Liberia | 139 | 0.75 |
Argentina | 140 | 0.74 |
Mexico | 141 | 0.62 |
Dominican Republic | 142 | 0.61 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators