Military Spending (% of GDP) Rankings by Country: Africa, 2025
Spending on armed forces and defense-related activities, as a share of nominal GDP.
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| 1 | Algeria | 8.8% | ||
| 2 | Mali | 3.9% | ||
| 3 | Morocco | 3.5% | ||
| 4 | South Sudan | 3.4% | ||
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 3.3% | ||
| 6 | Burundi | 3.2% | ||
| 7 | Chad | 3.2% | ||
| 8 | Botswana | 3.1% | ||
| 9 | Namibia | 2.8% | ||
| 10 | Mauritania | 2.7% | ||
| 11 | Tunisia | 2.5% | ||
| 12 | Central African Republic | 2.3% | ||
| 13 | Niger | 2.1% | ||
| 14 | Guinea | 2% | ||
| 15 | Uganda | 2% | ||
| 16 | Togo | 1.9% | ||
| 17 | Mozambique | 1.9% | ||
| 18 | Gabon | 1.7% | ||
| 19 | Lesotho | 1.6% | ||
| 20 | Eswatini | 1.6% | ||
| 21 | Senegal | 1.6% | ||
| 22 | Somalia | 1.5% | ||
| 23 | Angola | 1.4% | ||
| 24 | DR Congo | 1.4% | ||
| 25 | Republic of the Congo | 1.3% | ||
| 26 | Rwanda | 1.3% | ||
| 27 | Zambia | 1.3% | ||
| 28 | Seychelles | 1.2% | ||
| 29 | Tanzania | 1.2% | ||
| 30 | Malawi | 1.1% | ||
| 31 | Kenya | 1.1% | ||
| 32 | Cameroon | 1.1% | ||
| 33 | Nigeria | 0.9% | ||
| 34 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.9% | ||
| 35 | Benin | 0.9% | ||
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9% | ||
| 37 | Liberia | 0.9% | ||
| 38 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0.8% | ||
| 39 | South Africa | 0.7% | ||
| 40 | Cabo Verde | 0.7% | ||
| 41 | Madagascar | 0.6% | ||
| 42 | Egypt | 0.6% | ||
| 43 | Gambia | 0.6% | ||
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 0.6% | ||
| 45 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | ||
| 46 | Ghana | 0.5% | ||
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 0.4% | ||
| 48 | Mauritius | 0.1% |
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