Kazakhstan vs Sierra Leone: Military spending as a share of GDP
Kazakhstan
0.4%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.4%
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
157th
Sierra Leone rank
158th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Kazakhstan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 157th and Sierra Leone ranks 158th of 166 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Kazakhstan or Sierra Leone?
- Kazakhstan, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Kazakhstan and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sierra Leone?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Sierra Leone rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Kazakhstan ranks 157th and Sierra Leone ranks 158th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – 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
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.