Military expenditures as a share of government expenditure rose 21.9% to 13.8% in Guinea in 2023, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditures as a share of government expenditure in Guinea reached an all time high of 16.7% in 2002 and an all time low of 6.69% in 1997. When compared to Guinea's main peers, military expenditures as a share of government expenditure in Liberia amounted to 3.51%, 14.2% in Mali, 5.50% in Senegal and 2.35% in Sierra Leone in 2023.
Guinea has been ranked 18th within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of military expenditures as a share of government expenditure, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditures (As % of Government Expenditure) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Algeria | % | 15.4% | 14.5% | 15.9% | 17.8% | 16.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 5.20% | 7.95% | 9.53% | 8.65% | 9.78% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.30% | 3.36% | 3.25% | 3.62% | |||||||||||||
| Ghana | % | 1.78% | 1.56% | 1.63% | 1.24% | 1.52% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.2% | 10.4% | 9.84% | 8.63% | 9.96% | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | % | 5.33% | 5.92% | 5.28% | 5.01% | 4.28% | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | % | ... | 1.14% | 1.25% | 1.30% | 1.21% | 1.32% | |||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 13.2% | 13.9% | 11.9% | 13.0% | 12.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.4% | 11.2% | 11.4% | 13.1% | 13.1% | ||||||||||||
| Niger | % | ... | ... | ... | 9.28% | 8.48% | 8.89% | 7.57% | 5.60% | |||||||||||||
| Senegal | % | 6.55% | 7.39% | 6.30% | 5.31% | 6.80% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | % | 4.52% | 3.41% | 3.16% | 2.14% | 2.28% |
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