Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0.0038 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.0044 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
163rd
Sierra Leone rank
161st

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0044 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0038 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0006 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd and Sierra Leone ranks 161st of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.042 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0326 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0298 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0167 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0131 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0248 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0418 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0171 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0151 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0067 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0045 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0034 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0038 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0044 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0038 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
0.0006 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd and Sierra Leone ranks 161st of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.