Guinea vs Japan: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Guinea
5.20 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Japan
9.30 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Guinea rank
15th
Japan rank
12th
Military expenditure (current LCU) over time
- Guinea
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 9.30 trillion current LCU against 5.20 trillion current LCU in Guinea, a difference of 4.10 trillion current LCU.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.8 times Guinea's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 15th and Japan ranks 12th of 168 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 328.75 million current LCU | 383.17 billion current LCU | 382.84 billion current LCU | Japan |
| 1970s | 921.00 million current LCU | 1.13 trillion current LCU | 1.13 trillion current LCU | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.14 billion current LCU | 2.38 trillion current LCU | 2.38 trillion current LCU | Japan |
| 1990s | 53.14 billion current LCU | 4.71 trillion current LCU | 4.66 trillion current LCU | Japan |
| 2000s | 158.80 billion current LCU | 4.92 trillion current LCU | 4.77 trillion current LCU | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.54 trillion current LCU | 5.08 trillion current LCU | 3.54 trillion current LCU | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.78 trillion current LCU | 6.89 trillion current LCU | 3.10 trillion current LCU | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Guinea or Japan?
- Japan, at 9.30 trillion current LCU against 5.20 trillion current LCU in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Guinea and Japan?
- 4.10 trillion current LCU, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Japan?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Japan rank globally for military expenditure?
- Guinea ranks 15th and Japan ranks 12th 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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About this data
Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)