Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau

Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 2.03% of GDP in Guinea and 0.89% of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guinea, by 1.14 percentage points, or 2.29 times that in Guinea-Bissau.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 2.03% of GDP in Guinea and 0.89% of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guinea, by 1.14 percentage points, or 2.29 times that in Guinea-Bissau.
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What the numbers say

  • Guinea has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Guinea-Bissau.
  • In 2025, Guinea ranked 58 and Guinea-Bissau ranked 118 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearGuineaGuinea-Bissau
20252.030.89
20242.171.04
20232.130.89
20222.191.07
20211.551.46
20201.471.52
20191.471.49
20181.670.69
20171.771.32
20161.881.27
20152.521.48
20142.281.89
20132.391.96
20122.252.33
2011–1.52
2010–1.82
2009–1.55
2005–1.9
20042.23–
20032.441.58
20023.331.56
20013.11.63
20001.542.63
19991.6–
19981.261.41
19971.170.65
1996–0.57
1995–0.5
19941.360.32
19931.34–
19921.7–
19912.38–
1989–0.18
1987–0.06
1986–0.02
1985–0.01
1984–0.02
1983–0.01
19820.640.01
19810.79–
19800.9–

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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.
  • Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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