What is the difference in military expenditure between Sri Lanka and Tunisia?

19.63 million current USD, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tunisia?

64 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Sri Lanka vs Tunisia: Military expenditure

Sri Lanka

1.33 billion current USD

in 2024

Tunisia

1.31 billion current USD

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

79th

Tunisia rank

81st

Military expenditure over time

Sri Lanka
Tunisia

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.33 billion current USD against 1.31 billion current USD in Tunisia, a difference of 19.63 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 79th and Tunisia ranks 81st of 168 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	15.31 million current USD	15.79 million current USD	482,760 current USD	Tunisia
1970s	26.57 million current USD	80.27 million current USD	53.70 million current USD	Tunisia
1980s	106.57 million current USD	246.86 million current USD	140.29 million current USD	Tunisia
1990s	517.70 million current USD	319.26 million current USD	198.44 million current USD	Sri Lanka
2000s	875.39 million current USD	446.55 million current USD	428.84 million current USD	Sri Lanka
2010s	1.71 billion current USD	830.65 million current USD	883.40 million current USD	Sri Lanka
2020s	1.31 billion current USD	1.22 billion current USD	88.27 million current USD	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Sri Lanka or Tunisia?: Sri Lanka, at 1.33 billion current USD against 1.31 billion current USD in Tunisia as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Sri Lanka and Tunisia?: 19.63 million current USD, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tunisia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Tunisia rank globally for military expenditure?: Sri Lanka ranks 79th and Tunisia ranks 81st 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: 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)