What is the difference in military expenditure between Guyana and Jamaica?

6.20 billion current LCU, with Guyana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Jamaica?

44 years are reported by both, from 1976 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.

Guyana vs Jamaica: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Guyana

51.82 billion current LCU

in 2025

Jamaica

45.62 billion current LCU

in 2025

Guyana rank

88th

Jamaica rank

89th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Guyana
Jamaica

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 51.82 billion current LCU against 45.62 billion current LCU in Jamaica, a difference of 6.20 billion current LCU.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 88th and Jamaica ranks 89th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1970s	74.30 million current LCU	26.38 million current LCU	47.92 million current LCU	Guyana
1980s	104.99 million current LCU	127.60 million current LCU	22.61 million current LCU	Jamaica
1990s	533.06 million current LCU	968.93 million current LCU	435.87 million current LCU	Jamaica
2000s	4.09 billion current LCU	4.71 billion current LCU	625.35 million current LCU	Jamaica
2010s	9.45 billion current LCU	17.23 billion current LCU	7.78 billion current LCU	Jamaica
2020s	28.07 billion current LCU	37.36 billion current LCU	9.29 billion current LCU	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Guyana or Jamaica?: Guyana, at 51.82 billion current LCU against 45.62 billion current LCU in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Guyana and Jamaica?: 6.20 billion current LCU, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Jamaica?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Jamaica rank globally for military expenditure?: Guyana ranks 88th and Jamaica ranks 89th 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)