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

3.53 trillion current LCU, with Japan ahead.

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

38 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 Japan: Military expenditure

Guinea

4.84 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Japan

8.37 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Guinea rank

14th

Japan rank

11th

Military expenditure over time

Guinea
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 8.37 trillion current LCU against 4.84 trillion current LCU in Guinea, a difference of 3.53 trillion current LCU.

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

Across all 38 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 14th and Japan ranks 11th of 167 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	3.50 trillion current LCU	6.43 trillion current LCU	2.94 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 8.37 trillion current LCU against 4.84 trillion current LCU in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Guinea and Japan?: 3.53 trillion current LCU, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Japan?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Japan rank globally for military expenditure?: Guinea ranks 14th and Japan ranks 11th 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)