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

2.45 million current USD, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica 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.

Jamaica vs Mauritania: Military expenditure

Jamaica

262.51 million current USD

in 2024

Mauritania

260.06 million current USD

in 2024

Jamaica rank

122nd

Mauritania rank

123rd

Military expenditure over time

Jamaica
Mauritania

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 262.51 million current USD against 260.06 million current USD in Mauritania, a difference of 2.45 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mauritania ahead.

Jamaica ranks 122nd and Mauritania ranks 123rd of 167 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	27.89 million current USD	41.82 million current USD	13.94 million current USD	Mauritania
1990s	42.12 million current USD	34.77 million current USD	7.35 million current USD	Jamaica
2000s	71.72 million current USD	57.52 million current USD	14.20 million current USD	Jamaica
2010s	151.73 million current USD	116.55 million current USD	35.18 million current USD	Jamaica
2020s	233.57 million current USD	238.41 million current USD	4.84 million current USD	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Jamaica or Mauritania?: Jamaica, at 262.51 million current USD against 260.06 million current USD in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Jamaica and Mauritania?: 2.45 million current USD, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mauritania?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Mauritania rank globally for military expenditure?: Jamaica ranks 122nd 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)