What is the difference in military expenditure between Mauritania and Peru?

3.54 billion current LCU, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Peru?

41 years are reported by both, from 1985 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.

Mauritania vs Peru: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Mauritania

12.81 billion current LCU

in 2025

Peru

9.27 billion current LCU

in 2025

Mauritania rank

103rd

Peru rank

105th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Mauritania
Peru

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 12.81 billion current LCU against 9.27 billion current LCU in Peru, a difference of 3.54 billion current LCU.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.4 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 103rd and Peru ranks 105th of 168 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1980s	320.34 million current LCU	487,764 current LCU	319.85 million current LCU	Mauritania
1990s	443.75 million current LCU	2.26 billion current LCU	1.82 billion current LCU	Peru
2000s	1.66 billion current LCU	3.79 billion current LCU	2.12 billion current LCU	Peru
2010s	3.88 billion current LCU	8.40 billion current LCU	4.51 billion current LCU	Peru
2020s	9.65 billion current LCU	10.24 billion current LCU	591.12 million current LCU	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Mauritania or Peru?: Mauritania, at 12.81 billion current LCU against 9.27 billion current LCU in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Mauritania and Peru?: 3.54 billion current LCU, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Peru?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Peru rank globally for military expenditure?: Mauritania ranks 103rd and Peru ranks 105th 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)