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

7.49 billion current LCU, with Central African Republic ahead.

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

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 Spain: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Central African Republic

43.14 billion current LCU

in 2025

Spain

35.65 billion current LCU

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

91st

Spain rank

93rd

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Central African Republic
Spain

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 43.14 billion current LCU against 35.65 billion current LCU in Spain, a difference of 7.49 billion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Spain ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 91st and Spain ranks 93rd of 168 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.05 billion current LCU	7.97 billion current LCU	1.91 billion current LCU	Spain
2000s	10.36 billion current LCU	13.12 billion current LCU	2.76 billion current LCU	Spain
2010s	20.23 billion current LCU	14.08 billion current LCU	6.15 billion current LCU	Central African Republic
2020s	34.46 billion current LCU	22.30 billion current LCU	12.15 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 Spain?: Central African Republic, at 43.14 billion current LCU against 35.65 billion current LCU in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Central African Republic and Spain?: 7.49 billion current LCU, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Spain?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Spain rank globally for military expenditure?: Central African Republic ranks 91st and Spain ranks 93rd 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)