Table 3 Correlation analysis results

RGDP

1

RGDPPCP

0.243*

1

MIL

0.840*

0.467*

1

MIL_GDP

 − 0.041

0.468*

0.458*

1

EMPL

0.734*

 − 0.461*

0.433*

 − 0.382*

1

POPGR

 − 0.047

0.378*

0.076

0.170*

 − 0.309*

1

CAPSTK

0.924*

0.159*

0.727*

 − 0.128*

0.720*

 − 0.038

1

FDI

 − 0.205*

0.003

 − 0.167*

 − 0.059

 − 0.175*

0.048

 − 0.173*

1

TROPEN

 − 0.215*

0.251*

 − 0.137*

0.071

 − 0.343*

0.104*

 − 0.239*

0.224*

1