What is the difference in military expenditure between Benin and Ethiopia?

17.68 billion current LCU, with Benin ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ethiopia?

53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Ethiopia: Military expenditure

Benin

93.45 billion current LCU

in 2024

Ethiopia

75.78 billion current LCU

in 2024

Benin rank

70th

Ethiopia rank

73rd

Military expenditure over time

Benin
Ethiopia

How they compare

Benin currently reports 93.45 billion current LCU against 75.78 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 17.68 billion current LCU.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 70th and Ethiopia ranks 73rd of 167 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	814.30 million current LCU	77.35 million current LCU	736.95 million current LCU	Benin
1970s	1.81 billion current LCU	227.16 million current LCU	1.59 billion current LCU	Benin
1980s	8.00 billion current LCU	970.15 million current LCU	7.02 billion current LCU	Benin
1990s	9.96 billion current LCU	3.61 billion current LCU	6.35 billion current LCU	Benin
2000s	19.65 billion current LCU	3.16 billion current LCU	16.49 billion current LCU	Benin
2010s	48.41 billion current LCU	10.46 billion current LCU	37.95 billion current LCU	Benin
2020s	69.57 billion current LCU	68.33 billion current LCU	1.23 billion current LCU	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Benin or Ethiopia?: Benin, at 93.45 billion current LCU against 75.78 billion current LCU in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Benin and Ethiopia?: 17.68 billion current LCU, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ethiopia?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and Ethiopia rank globally for military expenditure?: Benin ranks 70th and Ethiopia ranks 73rd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)