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

18.19 million current USD, with Afghanistan ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 2004 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 Mauritania: Military expenditure

Afghanistan

278.25 million current USD

in 2021

Mauritania

260.06 million current USD

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

120th

Mauritania rank

123rd

Military expenditure over time

Afghanistan
Mauritania

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 278.25 million current USD against 260.06 million current USD in Mauritania, a difference of 18.19 million current USD.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 120th and Mauritania ranks 123rd of 167 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	181.86 million current USD	64.45 million current USD	117.41 million current USD	Afghanistan
2010s	234.92 million current USD	116.55 million current USD	118.36 million current USD	Afghanistan
2020s	278.91 million current USD	214.73 million current USD	64.18 million current USD	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Afghanistan or Mauritania?: Afghanistan, at 278.25 million current USD against 260.06 million current USD in Mauritania as of 2021.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Afghanistan and Mauritania?: 18.19 million current USD, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for military expenditure?: Afghanistan ranks 120th and Mauritania ranks 123rd 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)