Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Military spending as a share of GDP
Ghana
0.4%
in 2019
Sierra Leone
0.4%
in 2019
Ghana rank
162nd
Sierra Leone rank
165th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 162nd and Sierra Leone ranks 165th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
- Ghana, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 162nd and Sierra Leone ranks 165th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).