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

12.09 million current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Luxembourg vs Sierra Leone: Military expenditure

Luxembourg

805.80 million current LCU

in 2024

Sierra Leone

817.89 million current LCU

in 2024

Luxembourg rank

147th

Sierra Leone rank

146th

Military expenditure over time

Luxembourg
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 817.89 million current LCU against 805.80 million current LCU in Luxembourg, a difference of 12.09 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 147th and Sierra Leone ranks 146th of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8.66 million current LCU	1,807 current LCU	8.66 million current LCU	Luxembourg
1970s	17.76 million current LCU	6,035 current LCU	17.75 million current LCU	Luxembourg
1980s	51.55 million current LCU	155,510 current LCU	51.39 million current LCU	Luxembourg
1990s	95.67 million current LCU	14.26 million current LCU	81.42 million current LCU	Luxembourg
2000s	159.92 million current LCU	69.18 million current LCU	90.74 million current LCU	Luxembourg
2010s	225.50 million current LCU	191.66 million current LCU	33.84 million current LCU	Luxembourg
2020s	523.56 million current LCU	598.58 million current LCU	75.01 million current LCU	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Luxembourg or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 817.89 million current LCU against 805.80 million current LCU in Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Luxembourg and Sierra Leone?: 12.09 million current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sierra Leone?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Sierra Leone rank globally for military expenditure?: Luxembourg ranks 147th and Sierra Leone ranks 146th 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: 20 August 2026

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