Bahrain vs Guinea: Military spending as a share of government spending
Bahrain
10.8%
in 2025
Guinea
10.6%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
31st
Guinea rank
34th
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Bahrain
- Guinea
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 10.8% against 10.6% in Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 31st and Guinea ranks 34th of 162 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 8.5% | 8.0% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 13.1% | 2.5% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.1% | 1.9% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 0.1% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Bahrain or Guinea?
- Bahrain, at 10.8% against 10.6% in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Bahrain and Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Guinea rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Bahrain ranks 31st and Guinea ranks 34th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by government spending.