Military expenditure in Guinea
Guinea: Military expenditure was 2.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 2.1% for military expenditure in 2024.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% 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 62nd out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Military expenditure 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 | 2.1% | -3.7% |
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% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More public sector data for Guinea
- Arms imports 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 38.12 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0225 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 562.46 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 4.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Guinea?
- Military expenditure in Guinea was 2.1% in 2024, 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 62nd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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