What is the difference in military expenditure between Ghana and Namibia?

970.65 million current LCU, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Ghana vs Namibia: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Ghana

6.37 billion current LCU

in 2025

Namibia

7.34 billion current LCU

in 2025

Ghana rank

113th

Namibia rank

110th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Ghana
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 7.34 billion current LCU against 6.37 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 970.65 million current LCU.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 113th and Namibia ranks 110th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.21 million current LCU	359.37 million current LCU	353.16 million current LCU	Namibia
2000s	70.94 million current LCU	1.34 billion current LCU	1.27 billion current LCU	Namibia
2010s	681.73 million current LCU	5.00 billion current LCU	4.32 billion current LCU	Namibia
2020s	3.13 billion current LCU	6.38 billion current LCU	3.25 billion current LCU	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Ghana or Namibia?: Namibia, at 7.34 billion current LCU against 6.37 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Ghana and Namibia?: 970.65 million current LCU, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Namibia rank globally for military expenditure?: Ghana ranks 113th and Namibia ranks 110th 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)