Military spending, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Military spending, per capita was 38.82 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military spending, per capita in Guinea, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, military spending, per capita in Guinea stood at 38.82 constant 2024 US$ per person.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per capita in Guinea peaked at 44.22 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.76 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1982.
That places Guinea 112th out of 161 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Military spending, per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 10.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.1% |
| 1982 | 8.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 29.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +235.2% |
| 1992 | 22.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.9% |
| 1993 | 17.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.2% |
| 1994 | 17.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 15.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 16.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 21.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 20.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 40.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | +99.6% |
| 2002 | 44.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 33.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 30.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 37.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 2013 | 38.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 35.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 37.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 29.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 29.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 28.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 25.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 25.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 26.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 37.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | +42.6% |
| 2023 | 37.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 38.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 38.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 38.82 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.14 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 38.82 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2 constant 2024 US$ per person, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per capita in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +235.2% | 8.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | 29.35 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 2001 | +99.6% | 20.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | 40.83 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 8.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | 15.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 19.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | 15.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | 29.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 33.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | 20.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | 44.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.8 constant 2024 US$ per person | 25.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | 38.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 33.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | 25.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | 38.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 109 Moldova 43.5 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 110 Turkmenistan 41.89 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 111 Cambodia 40.13 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 113 Cape Verde 35.97 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 114 Burkina Faso 35.06 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 115 Mali 35.04 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per capita in Guinea?
- Military spending, per capita in Guinea was 38.82 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 44.22 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.76 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1982.
- How does Guinea rank for military spending, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 112th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.