Malta vs Sierra Leone: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Malta
0.4%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.4%
in 2025
Malta rank
157th
Sierra Leone rank
159th
Military expenditure (% of GDP) over time
- Malta
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 157th and Sierra Leone ranks 159th of 167 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Malta or Sierra Leone?
- Malta, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Malta and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sierra Leone?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sierra Leone rank globally for military expenditure?
- Malta ranks 157th and Sierra Leone ranks 159th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product