Cameroon vs Kenya: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Cameroon
0.01 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya
0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cameroon rank
119th
Kenya rank
117th

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP over time

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
00.010.020.030.040.05196019922024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.01 current USD per US$ of GDP in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0002 current USD per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 119th and Kenya ranks 117th of 166 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0164 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0231 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0067 current USD per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.0154 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0311 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0158 current USD per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.0123 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0052 current USD per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0154 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0035 current USD per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.0114 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0015 current USD per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.0097 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0008 current USD per US$ of GDP Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Cameroon or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.01 current USD per US$ of GDP in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Cameroon and Kenya?
0.0002 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Cameroon ranks 119th and Kenya ranks 117th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP
Unit
current USD per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,381 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.