What is the difference in military expenditure between Guyana and Somalia?

12,000 current USD, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Somalia?

29 years are reported by both, from 1973 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.

Guyana vs Somalia: Military expenditure

Guyana

201.84 million current USD

in 2024

Somalia

201.85 million current USD

in 2024

Guyana rank

128th

Somalia rank

127th

Military expenditure over time

Guyana
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 201.85 million current USD against 201.84 million current USD in Guyana, a difference of 12,000 current USD.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Somalia ahead.

Guyana ranks 128th and Somalia ranks 127th of 168 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	20.20 million current USD	41.10 million current USD	20.90 million current USD	Somalia
1980s	20.63 million current USD	65.23 million current USD	44.60 million current USD	Somalia
2010s	51.56 million current USD	55.82 million current USD	4.26 million current USD	Somalia
2020s	110.56 million current USD	134.13 million current USD	23.57 million current USD	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Guyana or Somalia?: Somalia, at 201.85 million current USD against 201.84 million current USD in Guyana as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Guyana and Somalia?: 12,000 current USD, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Somalia?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Somalia rank globally for military expenditure?: Guyana ranks 128th and Somalia ranks 127th 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: 17 September 2026

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