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Thailand - Military Spending 1998

Name: Thailand Military Spending 1998
Creator: World Bank
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

1.86% −0.32% from 1997 Global rank: 73rd

Thailand's military spending was 1.86% in 1998, decreased +0.32% from 2.17% in 1997. This was the 73rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1998▾

Military Spending by Country - 1998
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Mauritius	0.20%	-13.4%
2nd	Ghana	0.33%	16.2%
3rd	Malawi	0.34%	-16.6%
4th	Gambia, The	0.38%	-5.6%
5th	Mexico	0.41%	-2.7%
6th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.43%	-69.6%
7th	Jamaica	0.54%	-16.8%
8th	Nigeria	0.55%	25.8%
9th	Chad	0.60%	-14.2%
10th	Latvia	0.60%	1.1%
11th	Moldova	0.62%	-30.8%
12th	Luxembourg	0.64%	3.7%
13th	Sierra Leone	0.64%	34.0%
14th	Guatemala	0.72%	-3.0%
15th	Malta	0.73%	-11.8%
16th	Nicaragua	0.74%	-17.8%
17th	Nepal	0.76%	5.3%
18th	Dominican Republic	0.78%	-2.1%
19th	Ireland	0.82%	-10.9%
20th	Cabo Verde	0.86%	3.3%
21st	Papua New Guinea	0.88%	-18.2%
22nd	Mozambique	0.89%	2.9%
23rd	El Salvador	0.92%	-8.4%
24th	Japan	0.92%	2.1%
25th	Panama	0.95%	-18.7%
26th	Austria	1.02%	-2.7%
27th	Indonesia	1.02%	-32.0%
28th	Estonia	1.06%	2.7%
29th	Niger	1.06%	13.8%
30th	Argentina	1.14%	-0.3%
31st	Georgia	1.14%	-9.3%
32nd	Kazakhstan	1.15%	3.3%
33rd	Senegal	1.18%	-1.5%
34th	Switzerland	1.19%	-2.9%
35th	Kenya	1.22%	-9.0%
36th	Lithuania	1.22%	64.6%
37th	Albania	1.24%	-3.5%
38th	Guinea	1.25%	7.0%
39th	Canada	1.26%	0.8%
40th	Fiji	1.26%	-7.7%
41st	Hungary	1.27%	-13.7%
42nd	Burkina Faso	1.28%	-9.9%
43rd	Madagascar	1.35%	-9.0%
44th	Slovenia	1.37%	-2.7%
45th	Germany	1.38%	-1.5%
46th	South Africa	1.38%	-12.6%
47th	Cameroon	1.40%	7.3%
48th	Mali	1.40%	-6.2%
49th	Guinea-Bissau	1.40%	115.9%
50th	Belgium	1.42%	-2.8%
51st	Portugal	1.42%	-7.7%
52nd	Finland	1.46%	-4.7%
53rd	Belarus	1.50%	-15.5%
54th	Paraguay	1.54%	-8.5%
55th	Netherlands	1.56%	-4.9%
56th	Bangladesh	1.57%	-0.3%
57th	Tanzania	1.60%	3.8%
58th	Malaysia	1.61%	-23.0%
59th	Denmark	1.61%	-0.6%
60th	Italy	1.64%	1.1%
61st	Eswatini	1.65%	10.2%
62nd	China	1.66%	1.4%
63rd	Brazil	1.66%	5.4%
64th	Tunisia	1.68%	-2.8%
65th	Philippines	1.70%	-11.3%
66th	European Union	1.71%	-2.5%
67th	New Zealand	1.71%	-0.5%
68th	Tajikistan	1.71%	1.1%
69th	Seychelles	1.73%	-14.4%
70th	Slovak Republic	1.74%	-23.5%
71st	Czechia	1.74%	9.8%
72nd	Spain	1.76%	2.0%
73rd	Thailand	1.86%	-14.6%
74th	Sweden	1.86%	-1.9%
75th	Mauritania	1.86%	-37.2%
76th	Australia	1.87%	0.2%
77th	Mongolia	1.91%	16.3%
78th	Poland	1.99%	-0.2%
79th	Peru	2.02%	1.0%
80th	Ecuador	2.02%	11.5%
81st	North Macedonia	2.10%	-1.4%
82nd	Bulgaria	2.13%	-1.3%
83rd	Norway	2.16%	6.9%
84th	France	2.25%	-6.1%
85th	Uruguay	2.26%	-5.9%
86th	Namibia	2.32%	0.9%
87th	Sudan	2.38%	149.4%
88th	Azerbaijan	2.41%	3.8%
89th	Uganda	2.44%	15.4%
90th	United Kingdom	2.50%	-2.5%
91st	Myanmar	2.54%	9.8%
92nd	Chile	2.58%	4.1%
93rd	Lao PDR	2.59%	-32.4%
94th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2.63%	5.2%
95th	Angola	2.64%	-55.8%
96th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	2.66%	-6.4%
97th	Cambodia	2.66%	-11.4%
98th	Kyrgyz Republic	2.67%	-14.3%
99th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	2.69%	18.4%
100th	India	2.73%	3.0%
101st	Russian Federation	2.73%	-32.4%
102nd	Korea	2.79%	4.9%
103rd	Lesotho	2.85%	5.2%
104th	Romania	3.00%	-0.4%
105th	Serbia	3.06%	-9.2%
106th	Turkmenistan	3.11%	-21.4%
107th	Türkiye	3.18%	-22.5%
108th	United States	3.20%	-6.0%
109th	Ukraine	3.24%	-18.7%
110th	Colombia	3.44%	22.8%
111th	Greece	3.46%	4.8%
112th	Morocco	3.46%	-17.6%
113th	Armenia	3.53%	-9.8%
114th	Botswana	3.78%	18.2%
115th	Algeria	3.97%	9.0%
116th	Lebanon	4.02%	-6.5%
117th	Rwanda	4.38%	4.9%
118th	Sri Lanka	4.64%	0.3%
119th	Cyprus	4.68%	-16.1%
120th	Singapore	5.21%	17.0%
121st	Libya	5.30%	29.9%
122nd	Bahrain	5.33%	5.2%
123rd	Pakistan	5.42%	-3.7%
124th	Croatia	5.55%	-25.8%
125th	Djibouti	5.65%	3.2%
126th	Syrian Arab Republic	5.81%	-1.3%
127th	Yemen, Republic of	6.08%	4.8%
128th	Jordan	6.27%	2.3%
129th	Burundi	6.57%	3.3%
130th	Israel	6.71%	-6.5%
131st	Brunei Darussalam	7.53%	4.8%
132nd	Oman	8.22%	-12.2%
133rd	United Arab Emirates	8.63%	27.7%
134th	Kuwait	8.80%	8.8%
135th	Saudi Arabia	14.31%	30.1%
136th	Eritrea	32.50%	174.0%

FAQ

What was Thailand's military spending in 1998?▾

Thailand's military spending in 1998 was 1.86%. This ranked 73rd globally.

How did Thailand's military spending change in 1998?▾

Thailand's military spending decreased by 14.6% in 1998 compared to 1997.

Which country had the highest military spending in 1998?▾

Eritrea had the highest military spending in 1998 at 32.50%.

What is the military spending of Thailand in 1998?▾

The military spending of Thailand in 1998 was 1.86%. This ranked 73rd globally.

How does 1998 compare to 1997 for Thailand's military spending?▾

Thailand's military spending went from 2.17% in 1997 to 1.86% in 1998, a 14.6% decrease.

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