Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 1.45% of GDP in Cambodia and 0.35% of GDP in Papua New Guinea, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 1.1 percentage points, or 4.14 times that in Papua New Guinea.
CambodiaPapua New Guinea
Watch it change on the map% of GDP · SIPRI
Latest figures
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 1.45 2025 | 1.35 | 87 of 151 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0.35 2025 | 0.46 | 145 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Cambodia has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Papua New Guinea.
- In 2025, Cambodia ranked 87 and Papua New Guinea ranked 145 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Cambodia | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.45 | 0.35 |
| 2024 | 1.52 | 0.31 |
| 2023 | 1.55 | 0.35 |
| 2022 | 1.54 | 0.42 |
| 2021 | 1.7 | 0.33 |
| 2020 | 1.78 | 0.39 |
| 2019 | 1.62 | 0.36 |
| 2018 | 1.64 | 0.33 |
| 2017 | 1.56 | 0.36 |
| 2016 | 1.44 | 0.38 |
| 2015 | 1.35 | 0.46 |
| 2014 | 1.26 | 0.48 |
| 2013 | 1.23 | 0.49 |
| 2012 | 1.22 | 0.52 |
| 2011 | 1.2 | 0.36 |
| 2010 | 1.22 | 0.33 |
| 2009 | 1.09 | 0.45 |
| 2008 | 0.68 | 0.34 |
| 2007 | 0.78 | 0.41 |
| 2006 | 0.91 | 0.38 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0.42 |
| 2004 | 1.18 | 0.39 |
| 2003 | 1.34 | 0.35 |
| 2002 | 1.45 | 0.37 |
| 2001 | 1.71 | 0.55 |
| 2000 | 2.19 | 0.64 |
| 1999 | 2.51 | 0.69 |
| 1998 | 2.66 | 0.88 |
| 1997 | 3 | 1.08 |
| 1996 | 3.24 | 1.02 |
| 1995 | 3.58 | 0.78 |
| 1994 | 3.84 | 1.01 |
| 1993 | 1.76 | 0.92 |
| 1992 | 3.15 | 0.89 |
| 1991 | 2.33 | 0.92 |
| 1990 | 2.07 | 1.42 |
| 1989 | 1.99 | 1.5 |
| 1988 | 1.28 | 1.27 |
| 1987 | 1.57 | 1.61 |
| 1986 | 1.15 | 1.57 |
| 1985 | – | 1.56 |
| 1981 | – | 1.41 |
| 1980 | – | 1.4 |
| 1979 | – | 1.21 |
| 1978 | – | 1.27 |
| 1977 | – | 1.25 |
| 1976 | – | 1.63 |
| 1975 | – | 0.6 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time