What is the difference in military expenditure between Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?

2.76 billion current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?

27 years are reported by both, from 1984 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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Zambia: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Guinea-Bissau

13.00 billion current LCU

in 2025

Zambia

10.24 billion current LCU

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

101st

Zambia rank

104th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Guinea-Bissau
Zambia

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 13.00 billion current LCU against 10.24 billion current LCU in Zambia, a difference of 2.76 billion current LCU.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 101st and Zambia ranks 104th of 168 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	39.58 million current LCU	749,400 current LCU	38.83 million current LCU	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	711.50 million current LCU	48.14 million current LCU	663.36 million current LCU	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	6.44 billion current LCU	868.85 million current LCU	5.57 billion current LCU	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	10.03 billion current LCU	2.67 billion current LCU	7.37 billion current LCU	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	12.98 billion current LCU	6.76 billion current LCU	6.22 billion current LCU	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Guinea-Bissau or Zambia?: Guinea-Bissau, at 13.00 billion current LCU against 10.24 billion current LCU in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?: 2.76 billion current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Zambia rank globally for military expenditure?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 101st and Zambia ranks 104th 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)