What is the difference in military expenditure between Cyprus and El Salvador?

127.80 million current LCU, with Cyprus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and El Salvador?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 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.

Cyprus vs El Salvador: Military expenditure

Cyprus

553.00 million current LCU

in 2024

El Salvador

425.20 million current LCU

in 2024

Cyprus rank

150th

El Salvador rank

152nd

Military expenditure over time

Cyprus
El Salvador

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 553.00 million current LCU against 425.20 million current LCU in El Salvador, a difference of 127.80 million current LCU.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.

Cyprus ranks 150th and El Salvador ranks 152nd of 167 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	El Salvador	Difference	Ahead
1980s	128.15 million current LCU	196.53 million current LCU	68.38 million current LCU	El Salvador
1990s	337.10 million current LCU	122.93 million current LCU	214.17 million current LCU	Cyprus
2000s	298.81 million current LCU	148.08 million current LCU	150.73 million current LCU	Cyprus
2010s	326.48 million current LCU	248.54 million current LCU	77.94 million current LCU	Cyprus
2020s	491.77 million current LCU	406.79 million current LCU	84.98 million current LCU	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Cyprus or El Salvador?: Cyprus, at 553.00 million current LCU against 425.20 million current LCU in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Cyprus and El Salvador?: 127.80 million current LCU, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and El Salvador?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and El Salvador rank globally for military expenditure?: Cyprus ranks 150th and El Salvador ranks 152nd 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)