Ghana vs Norway: Military spending, annual growth rate
Ghana
40.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Norway
49.05 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana rank
8th
Norway rank
6th
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 49.05 % change on previous year against 40.38 % change on previous year in Ghana, a difference of 8.67 % change on previous year.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 8th and Norway ranks 6th of 159 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.91 % change on previous year | 5.81 % change on previous year | 8.1 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1960s | 12.6 % change on previous year | 5.11 % change on previous year | 7.5 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1970s | -13.85 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | 16.69 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1980s | 7.4 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | 5.09 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1990s | 10.96 % change on previous year | 0.1631 % change on previous year | 10.79 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2000s | 7.76 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | 5.45 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 13.91 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 10.58 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | 10.04 % change on previous year | 14.78 % change on previous year | 4.74 % change on previous year | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Ghana or Norway?
- Norway, at 49.05 % change on previous year against 40.38 % change on previous year in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Ghana and Norway?
- 8.67 % change on previous year, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Norway rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 8th and Norway ranks 6th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.