Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Guinea
Guinea: Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 2.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Guinea, 1980–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 2.0% for military expenditure in 2025.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Guinea peaked at 3.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1982.
That places Guinea 70th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9% | — |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -19.5% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +272.5% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -28.8% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -20.9% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +27.1% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +102.0% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -26.6% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +41.5% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -6.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 2.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 2.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.3%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +272.5% | 0.6% | 2.4% |
| 2001 | +102.0% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More public sector data for Guinea
- Democracy, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4066 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 500 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Guinea?
- Military expenditure in Guinea was 2.0% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1982.
- How does Guinea rank for military expenditure?
- Guinea ranks 70th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product