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Sierra Leone - Military Spending 2012

Name: Sierra Leone Military Spending 2012
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

0.52% −0.01% from 2011 Global rank: 10th

Sierra Leone's military spending was 0.52% in 2012, decreased +0.01% from 0.53% in 2011. This was the 10th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2012▾

Military Spending by Country - 2012
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Mauritius	0.14%	-6.1%
2nd	Lao PDR	0.20%	-6.0%
3rd	Moldova	0.27%	0.4%
4th	Luxembourg	0.36%	-4.7%
5th	Mexico	0.46%	1.8%
6th	Guatemala	0.48%	3.5%
7th	Nigeria	0.50%	-12.9%
8th	Cabo Verde	0.51%	6.1%
9th	Ireland	0.51%	-5.6%
10th	Sierra Leone	0.52%	-2.4%
11th	Papua New Guinea	0.52%	45.5%
12th	Malta	0.52%	-9.1%
13th	Malawi	0.54%	16.1%
14th	Liberia	0.57%	5.9%
15th	Madagascar	0.59%	-4.9%
16th	Ghana	0.59%	36.3%
17th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.64%	13.2%
18th	Dominican Republic	0.65%	8.3%
19th	Nicaragua	0.67%	26.5%
20th	Switzerland	0.67%	-3.7%
21st	Benin	0.70%	5.7%
22nd	Kosovo	0.70%	-12.5%
23rd	Indonesia	0.71%	8.8%
24th	Lithuania	0.77%	-3.5%
25th	Austria	0.78%	-1.6%
26th	Argentina	0.78%	2.7%
27th	Gambia, The	0.79%	64.3%
28th	Belize	0.80%	-5.5%
29th	Guyana	0.83%	-6.0%
30th	Mozambique	0.83%	2.5%
31st	Tanzania	0.91%	1.2%
32nd	Mongolia	0.92%	10.4%
33rd	Jamaica	0.93%	0.5%
34th	Seychelles	0.94%	9.5%
35th	Latvia	0.94%	-14.8%
36th	Japan	0.96%	-1.9%
37th	Paraguay	0.96%	14.2%
38th	Tajikistan	1.00%	-8.7%
39th	Hungary	1.03%	-0.9%
40th	South Africa	1.03%	3.1%
41st	Belgium	1.04%	-0.7%
42nd	Rwanda	1.04%	-4.8%
43rd	Kazakhstan	1.05%	11.8%
44th	El Salvador	1.05%	-3.6%
45th	Czechia	1.06%	-1.3%
46th	Slovak Republic	1.08%	0.7%
47th	Côte d'Ivoire	1.10%	9.3%
48th	Philippines	1.11%	-4.0%
49th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	1.11%	22.4%
50th	Senegal	1.11%	-13.9%
51st	New Zealand	1.12%	-4.0%
52nd	Canada	1.12%	-6.3%
53rd	Honduras	1.13%	0.0%
54th	Sweden	1.14%	2.5%
55th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.15%	0.8%
56th	Romania	1.17%	-5.0%
57th	Cameroon	1.18%	3.5%
58th	Afghanistan	1.18%	-35.5%
59th	Burkina Faso	1.18%	2.2%
60th	Uganda	1.18%	-53.7%
61st	Slovenia	1.18%	-9.6%
62nd	Bangladesh	1.18%	-3.0%
63rd	Mali	1.20%	-3.6%
64th	Germany	1.22%	3.0%
65th	Cambodia	1.22%	1.7%
66th	North Macedonia	1.23%	-2.9%
67th	Netherlands	1.23%	-4.1%
68th	Belarus	1.23%	0.4%
69th	Nepal	1.24%	-7.9%
70th	Bulgaria	1.33%	1.2%
71st	Denmark	1.35%	3.1%
72nd	Zambia	1.36%	3.1%
73rd	Brazil	1.38%	-2.4%
74th	Thailand	1.39%	-0.1%
75th	Norway	1.39%	-3.4%
76th	European Union	1.40%	-0.1%
77th	Portugal	1.40%	-5.8%
78th	Malaysia	1.41%	-9.0%
79th	Spain	1.42%	6.9%
80th	Italy	1.42%	-3.3%
81st	Tunisia	1.44%	-3.1%
82nd	Peru	1.48%	8.2%
83rd	Albania	1.49%	-2.7%
84th	Kenya	1.49%	8.0%
85th	Fiji	1.49%	-7.4%
86th	Finland	1.53%	2.7%
87th	Uruguay	1.61%	-6.5%
88th	Gabon	1.62%	10.8%
89th	Niger	1.62%	66.4%
90th	Togo	1.62%	6.5%
91st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	1.65%	-10.3%
92nd	Cyprus	1.65%	-4.8%
93rd	Croatia	1.66%	-4.6%
94th	Montenegro	1.66%	-5.3%
95th	Australia	1.67%	-4.8%
96th	China	1.70%	2.5%
97th	Central African Republic	1.70%	-16.9%
98th	Viet Nam	1.72%	10.4%
99th	Poland	1.80%	0.7%
100th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	1.85%	9.6%
101st	Zimbabwe	1.86%	32.1%
102nd	France	1.87%	-0.9%
103rd	Estonia	1.88%	12.4%
104th	Iraq	1.90%	-17.5%
105th	Eswatini	1.91%	-13.7%
106th	Serbia	1.92%	-0.4%
107th	Türkiye	2.01%	-0.9%
108th	Chile	2.05%	-9.6%
109th	Mauritania	2.11%	-32.5%
110th	Lesotho	2.15%	-4.8%
111th	Sri Lanka	2.16%	-19.7%
112th	Brunei Darussalam	2.16%	-3.7%
113th	Guinea	2.25%	0.7%
114th	Guinea-Bissau	2.33%	53.9%
115th	Botswana	2.34%	-2.5%
116th	Ukraine	2.35%	4.2%
117th	Korea	2.39%	0.9%
118th	United Kingdom	2.42%	-3.3%
119th	Greece	2.48%	-1.7%
120th	Burundi	2.53%	-7.1%
121st	India	2.62%	-3.2%
122nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2.69%	12.8%
123rd	Timor-Leste	2.88%	46.1%
124th	Georgia	2.91%	-3.9%
125th	Ecuador	2.95%	-5.0%
126th	Pakistan	3.10%	6.0%
127th	Singapore	3.11%	-2.7%
128th	Colombia	3.16%	2.6%
129th	Namibia	3.17%	-11.4%
130th	Kyrgyz Republic	3.21%	-5.6%
131st	Angola	3.24%	-0.6%
132nd	Kuwait	3.41%	-2.5%
133rd	Morocco	3.46%	5.0%
134th	Armenia	3.58%	-7.0%
135th	Russian Federation	3.69%	7.5%
136th	Libya	3.75%	151.4%
137th	Bahrain	3.84%	7.0%
138th	Cuba	3.94%	27.7%
139th	Lebanon	3.99%	-2.0%
140th	Algeria	4.11%	3.6%
141st	Myanmar	4.12%	147.0%
142nd	United States	4.46%	-7.5%
143rd	Yemen, Republic of	4.57%	-7.2%
144th	Jordan	4.66%	-13.8%
145th	Azerbaijan	4.66%	-0.2%
146th	United Arab Emirates	5.08%	-7.1%
147th	Israel	5.51%	-2.2%
148th	Saudi Arabia	7.62%	6.2%
149th	South Sudan	8.77%	43.9%
150th	Oman	10.58%	64.0%

FAQ

What was Sierra Leone's military spending in 2012?▾

Sierra Leone's military spending in 2012 was 0.52%. This ranked 10th globally.

How did Sierra Leone's military spending change in 2012?▾

Sierra Leone's military spending decreased by 2.4% in 2012 compared to 2011.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2012?▾

Oman had the highest military spending in 2012 at 10.58%.

What is the military spending of Sierra Leone in 2012?▾

The military spending of Sierra Leone in 2012 was 0.52%. This ranked 10th globally.

How does 2012 compare to 2011 for Sierra Leone's military spending?▾

Sierra Leone's military spending went from 0.53% in 2011 to 0.52% in 2012, a 2.4% decrease.

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