What is the difference in military expenditure between Sierra Leone and East Timor?

9.95 million current USD, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and East Timor?

20 years are reported by both, from 2005 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.

Sierra Leone vs East Timor: Military expenditure (current USD)

Sierra Leone

36.45 million current USD

in 2024

East Timor

46.40 million current USD

in 2024

Sierra Leone rank

153rd

East Timor rank

152nd

Military expenditure (current USD) over time

Sierra Leone
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 46.40 million current USD against 36.45 million current USD in Sierra Leone, a difference of 9.95 million current USD.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 153rd and East Timor ranks 152nd of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	26.14 million current USD	21.84 million current USD	4.30 million current USD	Sierra Leone
2010s	33.12 million current USD	28.52 million current USD	4.60 million current USD	Sierra Leone
2020s	38.42 million current USD	44.70 million current USD	6.28 million current USD	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Sierra Leone or East Timor?: East Timor, at 46.40 million current USD against 36.45 million current USD in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Sierra Leone and East Timor?: 9.95 million current USD, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and East Timor?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and East Timor rank globally for military expenditure?: Sierra Leone ranks 153rd and East Timor ranks 152nd 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)