Global Statistics and Country Indicators
Military Spending (% of GDP) by Country in Africa (2024)
Spending on armed forces and defense-related activities, as a share of nominal GDP.
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2024
| 1 | Algeria | 8% | ||
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 4.7% | ||
| 3 | Mali | 4.2% | ||
| 4 | Burundi | 3.8% | ||
| 5 | Morocco | 3.5% | ||
| 6 | Chad | 3% | ||
| 7 | Botswana | 2.8% | ||
| 8 | Namibia | 2.7% | ||
| 9 | Central African Republic | 2.5% | ||
| 10 | Tunisia | 2.5% | ||
| 11 | Niger | 2.2% | ||
| 12 | Mauritania | 2.2% | ||
| 13 | Guinea | 2.1% | ||
| 14 | Togo | 2% | ||
| 15 | Mozambique | 2% | ||
| 16 | South Sudan | 2% | ||
| 17 | Uganda | 1.9% | ||
| 18 | Somalia | 1.6% | ||
| 19 | Lesotho | 1.6% | ||
| 20 | Senegal | 1.6% | ||
| 21 | Gabon | 1.5% | ||
| 22 | Eswatini | 1.4% | ||
| 23 | Zambia | 1.3% | ||
| 24 | Rwanda | 1.2% | ||
| 25 | DR Congo | 1.2% | ||
| 26 | Republic of the Congo | 1.2% | ||
| 27 | Seychelles | 1.2% | ||
| 28 | Tanzania | 1.2% | ||
| 29 | Malawi | 1% | ||
| 30 | Cameroon | 1% | ||
| 31 | Angola | 1% | ||
| 32 | Kenya | 1% | ||
| 33 | Equatorial Guinea | 1% | ||
| 34 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0.8% | ||
| 35 | Benin | 0.7% | ||
| 36 | Liberia | 0.7% | ||
| 37 | Madagascar | 0.7% | ||
| 38 | South Africa | 0.7% | ||
| 39 | Egypt | 0.7% | ||
| 40 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | ||
| 41 | Cabo Verde | 0.6% | ||
| 42 | Gambia | 0.6% | ||
| 43 | Nigeria | 0.6% | ||
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 0.5% | ||
| 45 | Ghana | 0.4% | ||
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 0.4% | ||
| 47 | Mauritius | 0.1% |
