COUNTRY / INDICATOR
Guinea-Bissau Military Spending
Guinea-Bissau military spending: latest available value for 2023, historical series from 2016, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,23 | -0,16 |
| 2022 | 1,40 | -0,06 |
| 2021 | 1,46 | -0,06 |
| 2020 | 1,52 | 0,03 |
| 2019 | 1,49 | 0,12 |
| 2018 | 1,38 | 0,07 |
| 2017 | 1,31 | 0,04 |
| 2016 | 1,26 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product
Source organization: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://www.sipri.org/databases
Metadata fetched: 2026-09-27 05:39:08. Open original metadata response.
Revision history
20 detected changesSource revisions are retained before the current observation is replaced. This table documents the previous and replacement value for reproducibility.
| Detected | Data year | Previous value | Replacement value | Source | Source update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 21:03:56 | 2018 | 1,38 | 1,38 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 21:03:56 | 2019 | 1,49 | 1,49 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 21:03:56 | 2020 | 1,52 | 1,52 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 21:03:56 | 2021 | 1,46 | 1,46 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 21:03:56 | 2022 | 1,40 | 1,40 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 21:03:56 | 2023 | 1,23 | 1,23 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-07 23:11:31 | 2018 | 1,38 | 1,38 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-07 23:11:31 | 2019 | 1,49 | 1,49 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-07 23:11:31 | 2020 | 1,52 | 1,52 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-07 23:11:31 | 2021 | 1,46 | 1,46 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-07 23:11:31 | 2022 | 1,40 | 1,40 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-07 23:11:31 | 2023 | 1,23 | 1,23 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 03:42:58 | 2016 | 1,26 | 1,26 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 03:42:58 | 2017 | 1,31 | 1,31 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 03:42:58 | 2018 | 1,38 | 1,38 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 03:42:58 | 2019 | 1,49 | 1,49 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 03:42:58 | 2020 | 1,52 | 1,52 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 03:42:58 | 2021 | 1,46 | 1,46 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 03:42:58 | 2022 | 1,40 | 1,40 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 03:42:58 | 2023 | 1,23 | 1,23 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesGuinea-Bissau recorded 1,23 percent of GDP in 2023, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2022, the military spending decreased by 0,16.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an downward direction.
Across 8 observations from 2016 to 2023, the average was 1,38; the minimum was 1,23 in 2023 and the maximum was 1,52 in 2020.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 108 out of 164 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is below the available average for Sub-Saharan Africa.
It is also below the available average for the Low income group.
Defense burden and spending priorities.