Guinea vs Kenya: Military spending as a share of GDP
Guinea
1.7%
in 2019
Kenya
1.7%
in 2019
Guinea rank
66th
Kenya rank
64th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Guinea
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 66th and Kenya ranks 64th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% | Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1.5% | Guinea |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Guinea or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 1.7% against 1.7% in Guinea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Guinea and Kenya?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Kenya?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
- How do Guinea and Kenya rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Guinea ranks 66th and Kenya ranks 64th 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).