What is the difference in military expenditure between Albania and Central African Republic?

6.68 billion current LCU, with Albania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Central African Republic?

28 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Central African Republic: Military expenditure

Albania

49.84 billion current LCU

in 2024

Central African Republic

43.16 billion current LCU

in 2024

Albania rank

85th

Central African Republic rank

87th

Military expenditure over time

Albania
Central African Republic

How they compare

Albania currently reports 49.84 billion current LCU against 43.16 billion current LCU in Central African Republic, a difference of 6.68 billion current LCU.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.2 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Albania ranks 85th and Central African Republic ranks 87th of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 1 and Central African Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.59 billion current LCU	6.05 billion current LCU	2.47 billion current LCU	Central African Republic
2000s	13.61 billion current LCU	10.36 billion current LCU	3.25 billion current LCU	Albania
2010s	18.76 billion current LCU	20.23 billion current LCU	1.47 billion current LCU	Central African Republic
2020s	32.07 billion current LCU	32.72 billion current LCU	646.32 million current LCU	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Albania or Central African Republic?: Albania, at 49.84 billion current LCU against 43.16 billion current LCU in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Albania and Central African Republic?: 6.68 billion current LCU, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Central African Republic?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Albania and Central African Republic rank globally for military expenditure?: Albania ranks 85th and Central African Republic ranks 87th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)