Sri Lanka vs Tunisia: Military spending

Sri Lanka
1.52 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Tunisia
1.44 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
76th
Tunisia rank
78th

Military spending over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Tunisia
0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B182519242023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.52 billion constant 2022 US$ against 1.44 billion constant 2022 US$ in Tunisia, a difference of 80.41 million constant 2022 US$.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 76th and Tunisia ranks 78th of 172 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and Tunisia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 87.52 million constant 2022 US$ 71.61 million constant 2022 US$ 15.91 million constant 2022 US$ Sri Lanka
1960s 89.79 million constant 2022 US$ 113.54 million constant 2022 US$ 23.76 million constant 2022 US$ Tunisia
1970s 100.06 million constant 2022 US$ 260.76 million constant 2022 US$ 160.70 million constant 2022 US$ Tunisia
1980s 339.71 million constant 2022 US$ 679.00 million constant 2022 US$ 339.29 million constant 2022 US$ Tunisia
1990s 994.12 million constant 2022 US$ 570.42 million constant 2022 US$ 423.70 million constant 2022 US$ Sri Lanka
2000s 1.21 billion constant 2022 US$ 601.74 million constant 2022 US$ 611.76 million constant 2022 US$ Sri Lanka
2010s 2.03 billion constant 2022 US$ 999.37 million constant 2022 US$ 1.03 billion constant 2022 US$ Sri Lanka
2020s 1.68 billion constant 2022 US$ 1.42 billion constant 2022 US$ 263.43 million constant 2022 US$ Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, Sri Lanka or Tunisia?
Sri Lanka, at 1.52 billion constant 2022 US$ against 1.44 billion constant 2022 US$ in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending between Sri Lanka and Tunisia?
80.41 million constant 2022 US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tunisia?
68 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Tunisia rank globally for military spending?
Sri Lanka ranks 76th and Tunisia ranks 78th 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.