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

399.80 million current LCU, with Portugal ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Ghana vs Portugal: Military expenditure

Ghana

3.89 billion current LCU

in 2024

Portugal

4.29 billion current LCU

in 2024

Ghana rank

121st

Portugal rank

118th

Military expenditure over time

Ghana
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 4.29 billion current LCU against 3.89 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 399.80 million current LCU.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 118th of 167 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,547 current LCU	26.74 million current LCU	26.74 million current LCU	Portugal
1970s	9,460 current LCU	78.22 million current LCU	78.21 million current LCU	Portugal
1980s	316,743 current LCU	459.62 million current LCU	459.31 million current LCU	Portugal
1990s	6.21 million current LCU	1.40 billion current LCU	1.40 billion current LCU	Portugal
2000s	70.94 million current LCU	2.29 billion current LCU	2.22 billion current LCU	Portugal
2010s	681.73 million current LCU	2.58 billion current LCU	1.89 billion current LCU	Portugal
2020s	2.48 billion current LCU	3.55 billion current LCU	1.07 billion current LCU	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Ghana or Portugal?: Portugal, at 4.29 billion current LCU against 3.89 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Ghana and Portugal?: 399.80 million current LCU, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Portugal?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Portugal rank globally for military expenditure?: Ghana ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 118th 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)