Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled

Liberia
33.83 million current USD
in 2024
Sierra Leone
36.45 million current USD
in 2024
Liberia rank
155th
Sierra Leone rank
152nd

Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled over time

  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 36.45 million current USD against 33.83 million current USD in Liberia, a difference of 2.62 million current USD.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 155th and Sierra Leone ranks 152nd of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 2.93 million current USD 2.78 million current USD 153,130 current USD Liberia
1970s 5.79 million current USD 6.23 million current USD 440,964 current USD Sierra Leone
1980s 26.79 million current USD 10.75 million current USD 16.04 million current USD Liberia
1990s 28.48 million current USD 22.41 million current USD 6.07 million current USD Liberia
2000s 4.90 million current USD 25.61 million current USD 20.71 million current USD Sierra Leone
2010s 13.53 million current USD 33.12 million current USD 19.59 million current USD Sierra Leone
2020s 38.23 million current USD 38.42 million current USD 186,260 current USD Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 36.45 million current USD against 33.83 million current USD in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
2.62 million current USD, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
Liberia ranks 155th and Sierra Leone ranks 152nd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled
Unit
current USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,708 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.