Luxembourg vs Sierra Leone: Military spending as a share of GDP
Luxembourg
0.4%
in 2019
Sierra Leone
0.4%
in 2019
Luxembourg rank
164th
Sierra Leone rank
165th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Luxembourg
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 165th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Luxembourg or Sierra Leone?
- Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sierra Leone?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Luxembourg and Sierra Leone rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 165th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – 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).