Military spending, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Military spending, per capita was 9.35 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military spending, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending, per capita in Guinea-Bissau is 9.35 constant 2024 US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 25.74 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.12 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1997.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 146th of 161 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Military spending, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 15.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 25.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | +61.3% |
| 1984 | 13.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | -46.9% |
| 1985 | 6.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | -49.3% |
| 1986 | 9.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | +31.0% |
| 1987 | 7.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.0% |
| 1989 | 8.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 1994 | 4.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -53.2% |
| 1995 | 4.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 3.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.7% |
| 1997 | 3.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 4.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | +46.5% |
| 2000 | 16.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | +258.6% |
| 2001 | 10.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | -36.7% |
| 2002 | 9.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 9.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 12.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 10.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 12.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 11.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 16.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | +44.2% |
| 2013 | 13.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 13.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 12.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 10.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 12.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 6.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | -48.9% |
| 2019 | 13.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | +116.9% |
| 2020 | 14.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 13.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 10.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.6% |
| 2023 | 8.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 10.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 2025 | 9.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 9.35 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.78 constant 2024 US$ per person, 87% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 9.35 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2 constant 2024 US$ per person, 51% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per capita in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +258.6% | 4.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | 16.39 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | 25.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | 16.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | 16.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | 8.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 14.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 143 Papua New Guinea 10.17 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 144 Somalia 9.8 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 145 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.59 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 147 South Sudan 8.42 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 148 Zimbabwe 7.88 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 149 Nigeria 7.39 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Military spending, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 9.35 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 25.74 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.12 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1997.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for military spending, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 146th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.