Guinea vs Liberia
Guinea vs Liberia: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 2.03% of GDP in Guinea and 0.85% of GDP in Liberia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guinea, by 1.17 percentage points, or 2.38 times that in Liberia.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Liberia.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 58 and Liberia ranked 121 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Guinea | Liberia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.03 | 0.85 |
| 2024 | 2.17 | 0.71 |
| 2023 | 2.13 | 1.42 |
| 2022 | 2.19 | 1.31 |
| 2021 | 1.55 | 0.85 |
| 2020 | 1.47 | 0.42 |
| 2019 | 1.47 | 0.42 |
| 2018 | 1.67 | 0.41 |
| 2017 | 1.77 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 1.88 | 0.45 |
| 2015 | 2.52 | 0.48 |
| 2014 | 2.28 | 0.47 |
| 2013 | 2.39 | 0.5 |
| 2012 | 2.25 | 0.57 |
| 2011 | – | 0.57 |
| 2010 | – | 0.43 |
| 2009 | – | 0.41 |
| 2008 | – | 0.23 |
| 2007 | – | 0.26 |
| 2006 | – | 0.35 |
| 2005 | – | 0.85 |
| 2004 | 2.23 | 0.35 |
| 2003 | 2.44 | – |
| 2002 | 3.33 | – |
| 2001 | 3.1 | – |
| 2000 | 1.54 | – |
| 1999 | 1.6 | – |
| 1998 | 1.26 | – |
| 1997 | 1.17 | – |
| 1994 | 1.36 | 29.73 |
| 1993 | 1.34 | 18.98 |
| 1992 | 1.7 | 10.13 |
| 1991 | 2.38 | 7.18 |
| 1988 | – | 2.41 |
| 1987 | – | 2.29 |
| 1986 | – | 2.9 |
| 1985 | – | 2.95 |
| 1984 | – | 2.94 |
| 1983 | – | 4.71 |
| 1982 | 0.64 | 5.02 |
| 1981 | 0.79 | 3.11 |
| 1980 | 0.9 | 1.49 |
| 1979 | – | 1.16 |
| 1978 | – | 1.24 |
| 1977 | – | 1.15 |
| 1976 | – | 1.07 |
| 1975 | – | 0.95 |
| 1974 | – | 0.93 |
| 1973 | – | 0.97 |
| 1972 | – | 1.1 |
| 1971 | – | 1.19 |
| 1970 | – | 1.1 |
| 1969 | – | 0.99 |
| 1968 | – | 1.1 |
| 1967 | – | 1.17 |
| 1966 | – | 1.15 |
| 1965 | – | 1.18 |
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.
- 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
Guinea vs Liberia
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Liberia: 62.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Liberia: 8.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Liberia: 55.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Liberia: 3.8% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Liberia: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Liberia: 5.49 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Liberia: 2.2% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Liberia: 3.95 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Liberia: 56.1% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Liberia: 18.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Liberia: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Liberia: -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Liberia: $40.3M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Liberia: $8 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Liberia: 3.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Liberia: 2,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Liberia: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Liberia: 0.09% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Liberia: 0 TIV in 2025