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

460.00 million current LCU, with Central African Republic ahead.

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

29 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Central African Republic vs Italy: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Central African Republic

43.14 billion current LCU

in 2025

Italy

42.68 billion current LCU

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

91st

Italy rank

92nd

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Central African Republic
Italy

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 43.14 billion current LCU against 42.68 billion current LCU in Italy, a difference of 460.00 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Italy ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 91st and Italy ranks 92nd of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.05 billion current LCU	14.81 billion current LCU	8.75 billion current LCU	Italy
2000s	10.36 billion current LCU	24.01 billion current LCU	13.64 billion current LCU	Italy
2010s	20.23 billion current LCU	22.48 billion current LCU	2.25 billion current LCU	Italy
2020s	34.46 billion current LCU	33.32 billion current LCU	1.14 billion current LCU	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Central African Republic or Italy?: Central African Republic, at 43.14 billion current LCU against 42.68 billion current LCU in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Central African Republic and Italy?: 460.00 million current LCU, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Italy?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Italy rank globally for military expenditure?: Central African Republic ranks 91st and Italy ranks 92nd 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)