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

2.11 billion current LCU, with Central African Republic ahead.

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

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.

Central African Republic vs Jamaica: Military expenditure

Central African Republic

43.16 billion current LCU

in 2024

Jamaica

41.05 billion current LCU

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

87th

Jamaica rank

90th

Military expenditure over time

Central African Republic
Jamaica

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 43.16 billion current LCU against 41.05 billion current LCU in Jamaica, a difference of 2.11 billion current LCU.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 90th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.05 billion current LCU	1.08 billion current LCU	4.97 billion current LCU	Central African Republic
2000s	10.36 billion current LCU	5.48 billion current LCU	4.89 billion current LCU	Central African Republic
2010s	20.23 billion current LCU	17.23 billion current LCU	2.99 billion current LCU	Central African Republic
2020s	32.72 billion current LCU	35.28 billion current LCU	2.56 billion current LCU	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Central African Republic or Jamaica?: Central African Republic, at 43.16 billion current LCU against 41.05 billion current LCU in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Central African Republic and Jamaica?: 2.11 billion current LCU, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Jamaica?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Jamaica rank globally for military expenditure?: Central African Republic ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 90th 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)