What is the difference in military expenditure between Slovakia and South Africa?

13.26 million current USD, with Slovakia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and South Africa?

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Slovakia vs South Africa: Military expenditure

Slovakia

2.85 billion current USD

in 2024

South Africa

2.84 billion current USD

in 2024

Slovakia rank

56th

South Africa rank

57th

Military expenditure over time

Slovakia
South Africa

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 2.85 billion current USD against 2.84 billion current USD in South Africa, a difference of 13.26 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.

Slovakia ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 57th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Slovakia	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	437.48 million current USD	2.67 billion current USD	2.23 billion current USD	South Africa
2000s	814.81 million current USD	2.86 billion current USD	2.05 billion current USD	South Africa
2010s	1.13 billion current USD	3.86 billion current USD	2.72 billion current USD	South Africa
2020s	2.30 billion current USD	3.12 billion current USD	819.03 million current USD	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Slovakia or South Africa?: Slovakia, at 2.85 billion current USD against 2.84 billion current USD in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Slovakia and South Africa?: 13.26 million current USD, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and South Africa?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Slovakia and South Africa rank globally for military expenditure?: Slovakia ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 57th 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)