Home → Oman → Military Spending → 1979

Oman - Military Spending 1979

Name: Oman Military Spending 1979
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

15.64% −5.31% from 1978 Global rank: 101st

Oman's military spending was 15.64% in 1979, decreased +5.31% from 20.95% in 1978. This was the 101st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1979▾

Military Spending by Country - 1979
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.00%	-9.2%
2nd	Djibouti	0.02%	-16.4%
3rd	Mauritius	0.20%	18.7%
4th	Mexico	0.51%	0.1%
5th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.59%	15.0%
6th	Ghana	0.65%	-24.1%
7th	Belize	0.80%	38.9%
8th	Sri Lanka	0.83%	3.9%
9th	Niger	0.84%	-9.6%
10th	Japan	0.91%	1.8%
11th	Nepal	0.91%	6.1%
12th	Luxembourg	0.92%	-1.1%
13th	Bangladesh	0.93%	-26.4%
14th	Fiji	0.94%	7.5%
15th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	0.97%	-2.0%
16th	Sierra Leone	1.11%	10.8%
17th	Côte d'Ivoire	1.12%	2.3%
18th	Liberia	1.15%	-7.0%
19th	Papua New Guinea	1.21%	-4.4%
20th	Guatemala	1.31%	10.6%
21st	Austria	1.43%	0.3%
22nd	Finland	1.48%	3.5%
23rd	Brazil	1.52%	-4.9%
24th	El Salvador	1.58%	41.0%
25th	Ireland	1.58%	6.7%
26th	Cameroon	1.66%	-0.6%
27th	Colombia	1.67%	8.0%
28th	Uganda	1.69%	-14.2%
29th	Canada	1.71%	-7.4%
30th	Rwanda	1.75%	10.0%
31st	Lesotho	1.85%	23.0%
32nd	Italy	1.87%	-0.3%
33rd	Gabon	1.88%	82.3%
34th	Benin	1.93%	61.6%
35th	Ecuador	1.99%	-7.2%
36th	Paraguay	2.03%	-31.5%
37th	Portugal	2.03%	-3.1%
38th	Switzerland	2.04%	3.7%
39th	Algeria	2.14%	-10.0%
40th	New Zealand	2.16%	-2.3%
41st	Dominican Republic	2.18%	0.3%
42nd	Australia	2.19%	-1.0%
43rd	Tunisia	2.24%	-10.0%
44th	Honduras	2.24%	-1.3%
45th	Togo	2.25%	-17.1%
46th	Denmark	2.25%	-0.9%
47th	Eswatini	2.46%	1.0%
48th	Spain	2.50%	5.9%
49th	Sudan	2.59%	27.1%
50th	Burundi	2.64%	-5.5%
51st	Burkina Faso	2.70%	-17.8%
52nd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	2.71%	4.2%
53rd	European Union	2.76%	-1.1%
54th	Norway	2.77%	-2.6%
55th	Netherlands	2.84%	3.4%
56th	Madagascar	2.93%	21.0%
57th	Germany	2.95%	-2.8%
58th	Philippines	2.96%	14.8%
59th	Mali	2.97%	-7.7%
60th	Indonesia	3.02%	-4.5%
61st	Nicaragua	3.10%	-3.6%
62nd	Sweden	3.12%	-0.8%
63rd	France	3.14%	-0.4%
64th	Libya	3.22%	-15.2%
65th	Hungary	3.24%	0.0%
66th	India	3.26%	4.3%
67th	Belgium	3.26%	0.0%
68th	Peru	3.35%	-45.9%
69th	Türkiye	3.36%	-19.8%
70th	Senegal	3.43%	-
71st	Botswana	3.50%	21.8%
72nd	Kuwait	3.55%	-25.5%
73rd	Myanmar	3.56%	-9.3%
74th	Malaysia	3.67%	-1.1%
75th	Guyana	3.72%	-4.5%
76th	Uruguay	3.80%	5.0%
77th	South Africa	3.86%	-15.3%
78th	Malawi	4.07%	50.9%
79th	Nigeria	4.32%	-18.8%
80th	Thailand	4.38%	11.7%
81st	Congo, Republic of	4.39%	1.7%
82nd	Singapore	4.65%	-10.5%
83rd	Argentina	4.67%	-1.0%
84th	United Kingdom	4.68%	-1.1%
85th	United States	4.95%	0.2%
86th	Greece	5.18%	-7.1%
87th	Pakistan	5.45%	-0.9%
88th	Kenya	5.50%	5.8%
89th	Korea	5.53%	-13.3%
90th	Morocco	5.63%	-3.5%
91st	Iran, Islamic Republic of	5.80%	-47.8%
92nd	Bahrain	5.89%	18.9%
93rd	Brunei Darussalam	6.12%	33.1%
94th	Iraq	6.15%	-24.3%
95th	Chile	6.33%	-5.9%
96th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	6.47%	-34.9%
97th	Tanzania	8.50%	-15.9%
98th	Zimbabwe	8.52%	6.6%
99th	Lebanon	10.07%	18.6%
100th	Jordan	12.21%	4.2%
101st	Oman	15.64%	-25.3%
102nd	Saudi Arabia	15.77%	-5.8%
103rd	Syrian Arab Republic	15.93%	8.3%
104th	Israel	19.38%	-15.3%

FAQ

What was Oman's military spending in 1979?▾

Oman's military spending in 1979 was 15.64%. This ranked 101st globally.

How did Oman's military spending change in 1979?▾

Oman's military spending decreased by 25.3% in 1979 compared to 1978.

Which country had the highest military spending in 1979?▾

Israel had the highest military spending in 1979 at 19.38%.

What is the military spending of Oman in 1979?▾

The military spending of Oman in 1979 was 15.64%. This ranked 101st globally.

How does 1979 compare to 1978 for Oman's military spending?▾

Oman's military spending went from 20.95% in 1978 to 15.64% in 1979, a 25.3% decrease.

← 1978

View all years

1980 →