Guinea vs Senegal
Guinea vs Senegal: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $586M in Guinea and $533M in Senegal, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guinea, by $53.4M, or 1.1 times that in Senegal.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Senegal.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 94 and Senegal ranked 100 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Guinea | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $586M | $533M |
| 2024 | $563M | $639M |
| 2023 | $547M | $453M |
| 2022 | $526M | $463M |
| 2021 | $360M | $518M |
| 2020 | $336M | $393M |
| 2019 | $339M | $423M |
| 2018 | $364M | $441M |
| 2017 | $371M | $371M |
| 2016 | $354M | $379M |
| 2015 | $437M | $269M |
| 2014 | $407M | $251M |
| 2013 | $426M | $245M |
| 2012 | $413M | $212M |
| 2011 | – | $232M |
| 2010 | – | $214M |
| 2009 | – | $227M |
| 2008 | – | $213M |
| 2007 | – | $217M |
| 2006 | – | $193M |
| 2005 | – | $167M |
| 2004 | $276M | $147M |
| 2003 | $298M | $146M |
| 2002 | $384M | $135M |
| 2001 | $349M | $134M |
| 2000 | $172M | $121M |
| 1999 | $176M | $133M |
| 1998 | $134M | $123M |
| 1997 | $122M | $116M |
| 1996 | – | $117M |
| 1995 | – | $119M |
| 1994 | $125M | $116M |
| 1993 | $122M | $142M |
| 1992 | $157M | $121M |
| 1991 | $197M | $129M |
| 1990 | – | $132M |
| 1989 | – | $130M |
| 1988 | – | $129M |
| 1987 | – | $121M |
| 1986 | – | $115M |
| 1985 | – | $120M |
| 1984 | – | $133M |
| 1983 | – | $140M |
| 1982 | $46M | $139M |
| 1981 | $56.2M | $161M |
| 1980 | $78.9M | $147M |
| 1979 | – | $158M |
- 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 Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Senegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024