Slovakia vs Yemen: Military spending

Slovakia
2.71 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Yemen
2.45 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2016
Slovakia rank
65th
Yemen rank
66th

Military spending over time

  • Slovakia
  • Yemen
01.0B2.0B3.0B192619742023

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 2.71 billion constant 2022 US$ against 2.45 billion constant 2022 US$ in Yemen, a difference of 263.09 million constant 2022 US$.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Yemen ahead.

Slovakia ranks 65th and Yemen ranks 66th of 172 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovakia Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 749.90 million constant 2022 US$ 1.15 billion constant 2022 US$ 397.17 million constant 2022 US$ Yemen
2000s 1.11 billion constant 2022 US$ 1.30 billion constant 2022 US$ 187.89 million constant 2022 US$ Yemen
2010s 1.21 billion constant 2022 US$ 2.15 billion constant 2022 US$ 940.77 million constant 2022 US$ Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, Slovakia or Yemen?
Slovakia, at 2.71 billion constant 2022 US$ against 2.45 billion constant 2022 US$ in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending between Slovakia and Yemen?
263.09 million constant 2022 US$, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Yemen?
24 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
How do Slovakia and Yemen rank globally for military spending?
Slovakia ranks 65th and Yemen ranks 66th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending
Unit
constant 2022 US$
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.