What is the difference in military expenditure between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?

18.32 million current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?

50 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.

Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Lesotho

713.77 million current LCU

in 2025

Sierra Leone

732.10 million current LCU

in 2025

Lesotho rank

149th

Sierra Leone rank

148th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Lesotho
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 732.10 million current LCU against 713.77 million current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 18.32 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 149th and Sierra Leone ranks 148th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.11 million current LCU	8,675 current LCU	3.10 million current LCU	Lesotho
1980s	25.90 million current LCU	155,510 current LCU	25.75 million current LCU	Lesotho
1990s	109.81 million current LCU	14.26 million current LCU	95.56 million current LCU	Lesotho
2000s	238.99 million current LCU	69.18 million current LCU	169.82 million current LCU	Lesotho
2010s	555.19 million current LCU	191.66 million current LCU	363.53 million current LCU	Lesotho
2020s	628.71 million current LCU	678.30 million current LCU	49.59 million current LCU	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 732.10 million current LCU against 713.77 million current LCU in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?: 18.32 million current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for military expenditure?: Lesotho ranks 149th and Sierra Leone ranks 148th 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)