Guinea vs Somalia
Guinea vs Somalia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $586M in Guinea and $193M in Somalia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guinea, by $394M, or 3.05 times that in Somalia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Somalia.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 94 and Somalia ranked 121 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Guinea | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $586M | $193M |
| 2024 | $563M | $202M |
| 2023 | $547M | $147M |
| 2022 | $526M | $133M |
| 2021 | $360M | $133M |
| 2020 | $336M | $123M |
| 2019 | $339M | $93.5M |
| 2018 | $364M | $105M |
| 2017 | $371M | $88M |
| 2016 | $354M | $70.6M |
| 2015 | $437M | $69M |
| 2014 | $407M | $90M |
| 2013 | $426M | $39.4M |
| 2012 | $413M | – |
| 2004 | $276M | – |
| 2003 | $298M | – |
| 2002 | $384M | – |
| 2001 | $349M | – |
| 2000 | $172M | – |
| 1999 | $176M | – |
| 1998 | $134M | – |
| 1997 | $122M | – |
| 1994 | $125M | – |
| 1993 | $122M | – |
| 1992 | $157M | – |
| 1991 | $197M | – |
| 1987 | – | $65.1M |
| 1986 | – | $70M |
| 1985 | – | $66.1M |
| 1984 | – | $93M |
| 1983 | – | $132M |
| 1982 | $46M | $122M |
| 1981 | $56.2M | $141M |
| 1980 | $78.9M | $146M |
| 1979 | – | $213M |
| 1978 | – | $245M |
| 1977 | – | $105M |
| 1976 | – | $96.3M |
| 1975 | – | $96.5M |
| 1974 | – | $106M |
| 1973 | – | $95.6M |
| 1972 | – | $91.7M |
| 1971 | – | $78.8M |
| 1970 | – | $77.6M |
| 1969 | – | $62.3M |
| 1968 | – | $60.9M |
| 1967 | – | $56.5M |
| 1966 | – | $48.8M |
| 1965 | – | $37.7M |
| 1964 | – | $44.4M |
| 1963 | – | $41.7M |
| 1962 | – | $35.7M |
| 1961 | – | $30.5M |
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.
- 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 Somalia
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Somalia: 58.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Somalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Somalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Somalia: 3.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Somalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Somalia: 18.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Somalia: 3.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Somalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Somalia: 55.1% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Somalia: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Somalia: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Somalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Somalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Somalia: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Somalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Somalia: 14,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Somalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Somalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Somalia: 2 million TIV in 2025