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
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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

Indicator
Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).