Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Military expenditure (current USD)
Mexico
13.65 billion current USD
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
23.28 billion current USD
in 2025
Mexico rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
34th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Mexico
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 23.28 billion current USD against 13.65 billion current USD in Mexico, a difference of 9.64 billion current USD.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 1.7 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Mexico ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 168 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134.86 million current USD | 841.35 million current USD | 706.49 million current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1970s | 399.04 million current USD | 4.66 billion current USD | 4.27 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 989.59 million current USD | 8.36 billion current USD | 7.37 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 1.98 billion current USD | 7.33 billion current USD | 5.35 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 3.45 billion current USD | 10.84 billion current USD | 7.39 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 5.76 billion current USD | 19.57 billion current USD | 13.81 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 12.15 billion current USD | 20.95 billion current USD | 8.80 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 23.28 billion current USD against 13.65 billion current USD in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 9.64 billion current USD, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for military expenditure?
- Mexico ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)