Military expenditure in Africa

47 countries in Africa, 2024. Unit: % of GDP. World ranking →

First in the ranking
8.0 %
Algeria
Median country
1.2 %
half above, half below
World
2.5 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
0.1 to 8.0
Mauritius - Algeria

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Across 47 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Algeria (8.0 %) and the lowest in Mauritius (0.1 %).

The median country is at 1.2 %: 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

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Algeria8.0
2Burkina Faso4.7
3Mali4.2
4Burundi3.8
5Morocco3.5
6Chad3.0
7Botswana2.8
8Namibia2.7
9Central African Republic2.5
10Tunisia2.5
11Niger2.2
12Mauritania2.2
13Guinea2.1
14Togo2.0
15Mozambique2.0
16South Sudan2.0
17Uganda1.9
18Somalia1.6
19Lesotho1.6
20Senegal1.6
21Gabon1.5
22Eswatini1.4
23Zambia1.3
24Rwanda1.2
25Democratic Republic of the Congo1.2
26Republic of the Congo1.2
27Seychelles1.2
28Tanzania1.2
29Malawi1.0
30Cameroon1.0
31Angola1.0
32Kenya1.0
33Equatorial Guinea1.0
34Côte d'Ivoire0.8
35Benin0.7
36Liberia0.7
37Madagascar0.7
38South Africa0.7
39Egypt0.7
40Ethiopia0.7
41Cabo Verde0.6
42The Gambia0.6
43Nigeria0.6
44Sierra Leone0.5
45Ghana0.4
46Zimbabwe0.4
47Mauritius0.1
World Bank, WDI · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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