Reply to "GDF getting too much $$$?"

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Baseman posted:
Usually military is measured as a % of GDP and the national security situation. GYD 12.9 Bil = to USD 60 Mil. Guyana's nominal GDP is USD 3.6 Bil making the military spending 1.7% to GDP. This is very low given the single threat to Guyana's sovereignty comes from a much larger country.

Indeed, military spending is normally measured as a percentage of GDP. Last year Guyana allocated 1.4% of GDP to the military. See how that compared with other countries:

https://data.worldbank.org/ind...or/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS

12/9/189:25 AM

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