What is the difference in military expenditure between Belgium and Guinea-Bissau?

120.00 million current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Guinea-Bissau?

34 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.

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.

Belgium vs Guinea-Bissau: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Belgium

12.88 billion current LCU

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau

13.00 billion current LCU

in 2025

Belgium rank

102nd

Guinea-Bissau rank

101st

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Belgium
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 13.00 billion current LCU against 12.88 billion current LCU in Belgium, a difference of 120.00 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 102nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 101st of 168 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.59 billion current LCU	30.77 million current LCU	3.55 billion current LCU	Belgium
1990s	3.27 billion current LCU	911.40 million current LCU	2.36 billion current LCU	Belgium
2000s	3.51 billion current LCU	5.50 billion current LCU	1.99 billion current LCU	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	3.97 billion current LCU	10.03 billion current LCU	6.06 billion current LCU	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	7.39 billion current LCU	12.98 billion current LCU	5.59 billion current LCU	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Belgium or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 13.00 billion current LCU against 12.88 billion current LCU in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Belgium and Guinea-Bissau?: 120.00 million current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Guinea-Bissau?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for military expenditure?: Belgium ranks 102nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 101st of 168 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: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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