What is the difference in military expenditure between Portugal and Tunisia?

204.00 million current LCU, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Tunisia?

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.

Portugal vs Tunisia: Military expenditure

Portugal

4.29 billion current LCU

in 2024

Tunisia

4.09 billion current LCU

in 2024

Portugal rank

118th

Tunisia rank

120th

Military expenditure over time

Portugal
Tunisia

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 4.29 billion current LCU against 4.09 billion current LCU in Tunisia, a difference of 204.00 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 118th and Tunisia ranks 120th of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	26.74 million current LCU	7.48 million current LCU	19.26 million current LCU	Portugal
1970s	78.22 million current LCU	32.20 million current LCU	46.02 million current LCU	Portugal
1980s	437.70 million current LCU	176.73 million current LCU	260.97 million current LCU	Portugal
1990s	1.40 billion current LCU	323.98 million current LCU	1.08 billion current LCU	Portugal
2000s	2.29 billion current LCU	588.25 million current LCU	1.70 billion current LCU	Portugal
2010s	2.58 billion current LCU	1.69 billion current LCU	882.27 million current LCU	Portugal
2020s	3.55 billion current LCU	3.62 billion current LCU	64.96 million current LCU	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Portugal or Tunisia?: Portugal, at 4.29 billion current LCU against 4.09 billion current LCU in Tunisia as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Portugal and Tunisia?: 204.00 million current LCU, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Tunisia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Tunisia rank globally for military expenditure?: Portugal ranks 118th and Tunisia ranks 120th 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)