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

8.68 million current USD, with Ghana ahead.

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

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.

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.

Ghana vs Mauritania: Military expenditure (current USD)

Ghana

268.74 million current USD

in 2024

Mauritania

260.06 million current USD

in 2024

Ghana rank

121st

Mauritania rank

123rd

Military expenditure (current USD) over time

Ghana
Mauritania

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 268.74 million current USD against 260.06 million current USD in Mauritania, a difference of 8.68 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 121st and Mauritania ranks 123rd of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	40.71 million current USD	41.82 million current USD	1.11 million current USD	Mauritania
1990s	44.52 million current USD	34.77 million current USD	9.75 million current USD	Ghana
2000s	72.78 million current USD	57.52 million current USD	15.26 million current USD	Ghana
2010s	219.49 million current USD	116.55 million current USD	102.94 million current USD	Ghana
2020s	264.32 million current USD	238.41 million current USD	25.92 million current USD	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Ghana or Mauritania?: Ghana, at 268.74 million current USD against 260.06 million current USD in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Ghana and Mauritania?: 8.68 million current USD, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for military expenditure?: Ghana ranks 121st and Mauritania ranks 123rd of 168 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: 212 places, 10,618 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

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