What is the difference in military expenditure between Bulgaria and Ghana?

325.80 million current LCU, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ghana?

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 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.

Bulgaria vs Ghana: Military expenditure

Bulgaria

4.22 billion current LCU

in 2024

Ghana

3.89 billion current LCU

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

119th

Ghana rank

121st

Military expenditure over time

Bulgaria
Ghana

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 4.22 billion current LCU against 3.89 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 325.80 million current LCU.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 119th and Ghana ranks 121st of 167 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.74 million current LCU	610,600 current LCU	1.13 million current LCU	Bulgaria
1990s	172.26 million current LCU	6.21 million current LCU	166.06 million current LCU	Bulgaria
2000s	1.10 billion current LCU	70.94 million current LCU	1.02 billion current LCU	Bulgaria
2010s	1.46 billion current LCU	681.73 million current LCU	779.67 million current LCU	Bulgaria
2020s	2.90 billion current LCU	2.48 billion current LCU	419.21 million current LCU	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Bulgaria or Ghana?: Bulgaria, at 4.22 billion current LCU against 3.89 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Bulgaria and Ghana?: 325.80 million current LCU, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ghana?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Ghana rank globally for military expenditure?: Bulgaria ranks 119th and Ghana ranks 121st 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)