Guinea vs South Sudan
Guinea vs South Sudan: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 2.03% of GDP in Guinea and 3.43% of GDP in South Sudan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 1.4 percentage points, or 1.69 times that in Guinea.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- South Sudan has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Guinea.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 58 and South Sudan ranked 15 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Guinea | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.03 | 3.43 |
| 2024 | 2.17 | 6.55 |
| 2023 | 2.13 | 2.38 |
| 2022 | 2.19 | 1.58 |
| 2021 | 1.55 | 1.51 |
| 2020 | 1.47 | 1.87 |
| 2019 | 1.47 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 1.67 | 4.77 |
| 2017 | 1.77 | 3.99 |
| 2016 | 1.88 | 4.85 |
| 2015 | 2.52 | 8.6 |
| 2014 | 2.28 | 8.58 |
| 2013 | 2.39 | 6.57 |
| 2012 | 2.25 | 8.77 |
| 2011 | – | 6.09 |
| 2010 | – | 4.14 |
| 2009 | – | 4.97 |
| 2008 | – | 5.76 |
| 2004 | 2.23 | – |
| 2003 | 2.44 | – |
| 2002 | 3.33 | – |
| 2001 | 3.1 | – |
| 2000 | 1.54 | – |
| 1999 | 1.6 | – |
| 1998 | 1.26 | – |
| 1997 | 1.17 | – |
| 1994 | 1.36 | – |
| 1993 | 1.34 | – |
| 1992 | 1.7 | – |
| 1991 | 2.38 | – |
| 1982 | 0.64 | – |
| 1981 | 0.79 | – |
| 1980 | 0.9 | – |
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 South Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022