Liberia vs Sierra Leone
Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $40.3M in Liberia and $29.5M in Sierra Leone, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Liberia, by $10.7M, or 1.36 times that in Sierra Leone.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Liberia has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Sierra Leone.
- In 2025, Liberia ranked 139 and Sierra Leone ranked 143 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Liberia | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $40.3M | $29.5M |
| 2024 | $33.8M | $51.3M |
| 2023 | $67.7M | $46.8M |
| 2022 | $62.2M | $48.8M |
| 2021 | $38.1M | $47.9M |
| 2020 | $17.8M | $38.1M |
| 2019 | $20.9M | $29.9M |
| 2018 | $27.2M | $36.7M |
| 2017 | $33.8M | $52.5M |
| 2016 | $41.9M | $57.8M |
| 2015 | $45.9M | $47.1M |
| 2014 | $48.6M | $55.7M |
| 2013 | $55.5M | $36.2M |
| 2012 | $60M | $36M |
| 2011 | $56M | $32.9M |
| 2010 | $38.7M | $31.6M |
| 2009 | $34.9M | $30.4M |
| 2008 | $20.4M | $25.7M |
| 2007 | $19.5M | $34.3M |
| 2006 | $25.8M | $38.4M |
| 2005 | $58.8M | $34.8M |
| 2004 | $25M | $36M |
| 2003 | – | $43.8M |
| 2002 | – | $38.8M |
| 2001 | – | $40.6M |
| 2000 | – | $34.2M |
| 1999 | – | $21.3M |
| 1998 | – | $14.6M |
| 1997 | – | $11.8M |
| 1996 | – | $24.8M |
| 1995 | – | $33.7M |
| 1994 | – | $35M |
| 1993 | – | $37M |
| 1992 | – | $45.4M |
| 1991 | – | $38.7M |
| 1990 | – | $21.5M |
| 1989 | – | $20.8M |
| 1988 | – | $11.4M |
| 1987 | – | $8.14M |
| 1986 | – | $16.9M |
| 1985 | – | $8.41M |
| 1984 | – | $11.6M |
| 1983 | – | $14.9M |
| 1982 | – | $22.8M |
| 1981 | – | $30.3M |
| 1980 | – | $34.1M |
| 1979 | – | $25.8M |
| 1978 | – | $23.3M |
| 1977 | – | $24.7M |
| 1976 | – | $22.1M |
| 1975 | – | $22.9M |
| 1974 | – | $26.8M |
| 1973 | – | $21.7M |
| 1972 | – | $19M |
| 1971 | – | $18.6M |
| 1970 | – | $19.3M |
| 1969 | – | $17.2M |
| 1968 | – | $14.4M |
| 1967 | – | $13.7M |
| 1966 | – | $12.5M |
| 1965 | – | $12.8M |
| 1964 | – | $12.6M |
| 1963 | – | $12.9M |
| 1962 | – | $12M |
| 1961 | – | $11.6M |
- 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
Liberia vs Sierra Leone
Health
- Life expectancyLiberia: 62.2 years in 2023Sierra Leone: 61.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLiberia: 8.6 per 100 live births in 2024Sierra Leone: 9.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLiberia: 55.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sierra Leone: 71.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionLiberia: 3.8% in 2017Sierra Leone: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateLiberia: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Sierra Leone: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLiberia: 5.49 million people in 2023Sierra Leone: 8.46 million people in 2023
- Population growthLiberia: 2.2% a year in 2023Sierra Leone: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLiberia: 3.95 births per woman in 2023Sierra Leone: 3.79 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLiberia: 56.1% in 2025Sierra Leone: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageLiberia: 18.4 years in 2023Sierra Leone: 19.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLiberia: 3.3% in 2023Sierra Leone: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateLiberia: -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Sierra Leone: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLiberia: 0.85% of GDP in 2025Sierra Leone: 0.37% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personLiberia: $8 in 2025Sierra Leone: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLiberia: 3.9% of government spending in 2025Sierra Leone: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLiberia: 2,000 people in 2020Sierra Leone: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerLiberia: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Sierra Leone: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLiberia: 0.09% of the labour force in 2020Sierra Leone: 0.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLiberia: 0 TIV in 2025Sierra Leone: 2 million TIV in 2016