Military expenditure in Africa

48 countries in Africa, 2025. Unit: % of GDP. World ranking →

First in the ranking
8.8 %
Algeria
Median country
1.3 %
half above, half below
World
2.5 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
0.1 to 8.8
Mauritius - Algeria

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Across 48 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Algeria (8.8 %) and the lowest in Mauritius (0.1 %).

The median country is at 1.3 %: half are above, half below.

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

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Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://www.sipri.org/databases · via World Bank WDI (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS) · licence

Military spending over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Algeria8.8
2Mali3.9
3Morocco3.5
4South Sudan3.4
5Burkina Faso3.3
6Burundi3.2
7Chad3.2
8Botswana3.1
9Namibia2.8
10Mauritania2.7
11Tunisia2.5
12Central African Republic2.3
13Niger2.1
14Guinea2.0
15Uganda2.0
16Togo1.9
17Mozambique1.9
18Gabon1.7
19Lesotho1.6
20Eswatini1.6
21Senegal1.6
22Somalia1.5
23Angola1.4
24Democratic Republic of the Congo1.4
25Republic of the Congo1.3
26Rwanda1.3
27Zambia1.3
28Seychelles1.2
29Tanzania1.2
30Malawi1.1
31Kenya1.1
32Cameroon1.1
33Nigeria0.9
34Equatorial Guinea0.9
35Benin0.9
36Guinea-Bissau0.9
37Liberia0.9
38Côte d'Ivoire0.8
39South Africa0.7
40Cabo Verde0.7
41Madagascar0.6
42Egypt0.6
43The Gambia0.6
44Zimbabwe0.6
45Ethiopia0.5
46Ghana0.5
47Sierra Leone0.4
48Mauritius0.1
World Bank, WDI · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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