Guinea vs Mozambique
Guinea vs Mozambique: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $586M in Guinea and $446M in Mozambique, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guinea, by $141M, or 1.32 times that in Mozambique.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Mozambique.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 94 and Mozambique ranked 103 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Guinea | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $586M | $446M |
| 2024 | $563M | $484M |
| 2023 | $547M | $420M |
| 2022 | $526M | $464M |
| 2021 | $360M | $389M |
| 2020 | $336M | $410M |
| 2019 | $339M | $279M |
| 2018 | $364M | $259M |
| 2017 | $371M | $187M |
| 2016 | $354M | $183M |
| 2015 | $437M | $166M |
| 2014 | $407M | $175M |
| 2013 | $426M | $156M |
| 2012 | $413M | $135M |
| 2011 | – | $121M |
| 2010 | – | $132M |
| 2009 | – | $102M |
| 2008 | – | $92.7M |
| 2007 | – | $92.6M |
| 2006 | – | $84.1M |
| 2005 | – | $93.7M |
| 2004 | $276M | $122M |
| 2003 | $298M | $111M |
| 2002 | $384M | $113M |
| 2001 | $349M | $109M |
| 2000 | $172M | $95.3M |
| 1999 | $176M | $92M |
| 1998 | $134M | $76.7M |
| 1997 | $122M | $64.5M |
| 1996 | – | $58.1M |
| 1995 | – | $64M |
| 1994 | $125M | $138M |
| 1993 | $122M | $118M |
| 1992 | $157M | $109M |
| 1991 | $197M | $109M |
| 1990 | – | $116M |
| 1989 | – | $127M |
| 1988 | – | $101M |
| 1987 | – | $111M |
| 1986 | – | $82.9M |
| 1985 | – | $108M |
| 1984 | – | $128M |
| 1983 | – | $134M |
| 1982 | $46M | $143M |
| 1981 | $56.2M | $152M |
| 1980 | $78.9M | $135M |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- 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 Mozambique
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Mozambique: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Mozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Mozambique: 3.9% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Mozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Mozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Mozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Mozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Mozambique: 37.2% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Mozambique: 16.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Mozambique: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Mozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Mozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Mozambique: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Mozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Mozambique: 11,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Mozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Mozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Mozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025