Military Spending Rankings by Country: Africa, 2025
Spending on armed forces and defense-related activities. Converted to USD using each year’s exchange rate.
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Showing: 48 (48 countries, 0 territories)
World Share: 2.1%
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2025
| 1 | Algeria | 25.4B | ||
| 2 | Morocco | 6.33B | ||
| 3 | South Africa | 3.17B | ||
| 4 | Egypt | 2.5B | ||
| 5 | Nigeria | 2.1B | ||
| 6 | Tunisia | 1.48B | ||
| 7 | Kenya | 1.47B | ||
| 8 | Angola | 1.46B | ||
| 9 | Uganda | 1.3B | ||
| 10 | DR Congo | 1.23B | ||
| 11 | Tanzania | 1.03B | ||
| 12 | Mali | 953M | ||
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 892M | ||
| 14 | Côte d’Ivoire | 759M | ||
| 15 | Chad | 649M | ||
| 16 | Cameroon | 627M | ||
| 17 | Botswana | 614M | ||
| 18 | Guinea | 601M | ||
| 19 | Senegal | 567M | ||
| 20 | Ethiopia | 528M | ||
| 21 | Ghana | 507M | ||
| 22 | Niger | 489M | ||
| 23 | Mozambique | 468M | ||
| 24 | Namibia | 411M | ||
| 25 | Zambia | 406M | ||
| 26 | Gabon | 356M | ||
| 27 | Mauritania | 322M | ||
| 28 | Burundi | 227M | ||
| 29 | Benin | 217M | ||
| 30 | Togo | 205M | ||
| 31 | Republic of the Congo | 205M | ||
| 32 | Somalia | 199M | ||
| 33 | Rwanda | 191M | ||
| 34 | South Sudan | 178M | ||
| 35 | Malawi | 163M | ||
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 160M | ||
| 37 | Equatorial Guinea | 121M | ||
| 38 | Madagascar | 120M | ||
| 39 | Eswatini | 93.4M | ||
| 40 | Central African Republic | 74.2M | ||
| 41 | Liberia | 44.2M | ||
| 42 | Lesotho | 39.9M | ||
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 32.2M | ||
| 44 | Seychelles | 28.4M | ||
| 45 | Mauritius | 23.8M | ||
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.4M | ||
| 47 | Cabo Verde | 20.1M | ||
| 48 | Gambia | 14.7M |
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