What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?

0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?

34 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Malawi: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Guinea-Bissau

0.0083 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malawi

0.0086 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

125th

Malawi rank

123rd

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Guinea-Bissau
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0086 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0083 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 125th and Malawi ranks 123rd of 160 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.027 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0134 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0136 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	0.0069 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0064 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.0297 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0051 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0246 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.018 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0064 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0116 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0088 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0031 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Guinea-Bissau or Malawi?: Malawi, at 0.0086 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0083 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?: 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Malawi rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 125th and Malawi ranks 123rd of 160 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 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

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.