Which has higher military expenditure, Central African Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Central African Republic, at 2.5% against 1.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.

What is the difference in military expenditure between Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?

1.4%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?

28 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Central African Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Military expenditure

Central African Republic

2.5%

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.1%

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

45th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

42nd

Military expenditure over time

Central African Republic
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 2.5% against 1.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 165 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.4%	2.1%	0.7%	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	1.3%	1.4%	0.2%	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	1.9%	1.1%	0.7%	Central African Republic
2020s	2.1%	1.1%	1.1%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Central African Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Central African Republic, at 2.5% against 1.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 1.4%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for military expenditure?: Central African Republic ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 10,550 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product