What is the difference in military expenditure between Afghanistan and Ghana?

9.51 million current USD, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ghana?

24 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Ghana: Military expenditure

Afghanistan

278.25 million current USD

in 2021

Ghana

268.74 million current USD

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

120th

Ghana rank

121st

Military expenditure over time

Afghanistan
Ghana

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 278.25 million current USD against 268.74 million current USD in Ghana, a difference of 9.51 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 120th and Ghana ranks 121st of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4.26 million current USD	73.60 million current USD	69.34 million current USD	Ghana
2000s	181.86 million current USD	92.39 million current USD	89.47 million current USD	Afghanistan
2010s	234.92 million current USD	219.49 million current USD	15.42 million current USD	Afghanistan
2020s	278.91 million current USD	269.12 million current USD	9.80 million current USD	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Afghanistan or Ghana?: Afghanistan, at 278.25 million current USD against 268.74 million current USD in Ghana as of 2021.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Afghanistan and Ghana?: 9.51 million current USD, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ghana?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Ghana rank globally for military expenditure?: Afghanistan ranks 120th and Ghana ranks 121st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)