What is the difference in military expenditure between Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?

3.14 billion current LCU, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?

17 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Ethiopia: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Equatorial Guinea

70.20 billion current LCU

in 2025

Ethiopia

73.34 billion current LCU

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

77th

Ethiopia rank

75th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 73.34 billion current LCU against 70.20 billion current LCU in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 3.14 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 77th and Ethiopia ranks 75th of 168 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.52 billion current LCU	783.38 million current LCU	737.62 million current LCU	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	133.60 billion current LCU	3.67 billion current LCU	129.93 billion current LCU	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	82.71 billion current LCU	11.42 billion current LCU	71.29 billion current LCU	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	86.59 billion current LCU	47.70 billion current LCU	38.90 billion current LCU	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Equatorial Guinea or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 73.34 billion current LCU against 70.20 billion current LCU in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?: 3.14 billion current LCU, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia rank globally for military expenditure?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 77th and Ethiopia ranks 75th 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)