What is the difference in military expenditure between Guinea and Iraq?

3.25 trillion current LCU, with Iraq ahead.

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

26 years are reported by both, from 1965 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.

Guinea vs Iraq: Military expenditure

Guinea

4.84 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Iraq

8.09 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Guinea rank

14th

Iraq rank

12th

Military expenditure over time

Guinea
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 8.09 trillion current LCU against 4.84 trillion current LCU in Guinea, a difference of 3.25 trillion current LCU.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.7 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 14th and Iraq ranks 12th of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	328.75 million current LCU	100.73 million current LCU	228.02 million current LCU	Guinea
1970s	921.00 million current LCU	322.27 million current LCU	598.73 million current LCU	Guinea
1980s	1.12 billion current LCU	1.04 billion current LCU	79.10 million current LCU	Guinea
2000s	181.80 billion current LCU	892.00 billion current LCU	710.20 billion current LCU	Iraq
2010s	1.54 trillion current LCU	8.20 trillion current LCU	6.66 trillion current LCU	Iraq
2020s	3.50 trillion current LCU	7.23 trillion current LCU	3.73 trillion current LCU	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Guinea or Iraq?: Iraq, at 8.09 trillion current LCU against 4.84 trillion current LCU in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Guinea and Iraq?: 3.25 trillion current LCU, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Iraq?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Iraq rank globally for military expenditure?: Guinea ranks 14th and Iraq ranks 12th 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: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)