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Sierra Leone - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.37

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

0.37 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.1%

Growth since 1961

0.51×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#25#49#73#97#121#14519601970198019902000201020202025#61#1432022 overtook Mongolia2024 overtook Guyana
Sierra LeoneUkraineAlgeriaIsraelRussia

Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Sierra Leone climbed from #61 to #143 (overtook Mongolia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sierra Leone ↓

Key Events — Sierra Leone

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1993
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
1996
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
1999
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2000
Climbed 31 places in global rank auto
2002
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
2004
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2008
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Mongolia in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1961-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1961197619912006202120250.220.721.221.72
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