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

60.22 million current USD, with Senegal ahead.

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

47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.

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 Senegal: Military expenditure (current USD)

Ghana

506.65 million current USD

in 2025

Senegal

566.87 million current USD

in 2025

Ghana rank

110th

Senegal rank

107th

Military expenditure (current USD) over time

Ghana
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 566.87 million current USD against 506.65 million current USD in Ghana, a difference of 60.22 million current USD.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Senegal ahead.

Ghana ranks 110th and Senegal ranks 107th of 168 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	66.36 million current USD	94.39 million current USD	28.03 million current USD	Senegal
1980s	80.58 million current USD	84.74 million current USD	4.16 million current USD	Senegal
1990s	44.52 million current USD	90.90 million current USD	46.37 million current USD	Senegal
2000s	72.92 million current USD	130.75 million current USD	57.82 million current USD	Senegal
2010s	220.56 million current USD	266.62 million current USD	46.06 million current USD	Senegal
2020s	313.75 million current USD	484.09 million current USD	170.35 million current USD	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Ghana or Senegal?: Senegal, at 566.87 million current USD against 506.65 million current USD in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Ghana and Senegal?: 60.22 million current USD, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for military expenditure?: Ghana ranks 110th and Senegal ranks 107th 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, 10,705 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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