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New Zealand
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#97out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

3.02.52.01.51.0196019922024New Zealand · 2024: 1.19%New Zealand

Analytical takeaways

  • New Zealand records 1.19% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #97 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) declined from 2.69% in 1960 to 1.19% in 2024, a decrease of 1.50%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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