Azerbaijan: more for the army than for education
government spending, % of GDP, 2023
In 1992 education took 6.1% of GDP and the military 2.4%. Military spending overtook education in 2006.
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Military spending (SIPRI estimate) and public spending on education (UNESCO), both as a percentage of the same year’s GDP.
Blue is the card’s first number, orange the second; they share one scale. The ring marks where the lines crossed; the gap after it is shaded. The large numbers are the latest year both lines share.
- Military expenditure % of GDP
2.4 (1992) → 4.9 (2023)
- Government expenditure on education % of GDP
6.1 (1992) → 3.7 (2023)
Only years since 1970 where both series are published; gaps are not filled. The military must lead in the last two shared years. If it led from the start or the lead changed hands, the text says so and no overtaking is marked. Size thresholds pick a story and do not show that one causes the other.
Education spending is public only; private tuition is not included. SIPRI military spending includes military pensions and construction.
A question for this picture
How many schools is one percent of GDP worth in this country?