Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
35th
of 41 groups
All-time high
0.0393 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 1978
All-time low
0.0087 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2019
Years of data
62
1963–2024
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1963–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0393 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | current USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.0092 current USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1964 | 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP | +32.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 0.013 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0232 current USD per US$ of GDP | +21.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0218 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0227 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0235 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0251 current USD per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0373 current USD per US$ of GDP | +48.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0345 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.039 current USD per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0393 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0369 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0317 current USD per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0218 current USD per US$ of GDP | -31.3% |
| 1982 | 0.021 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0243 current USD per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0264 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0274 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0293 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0286 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0285 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.023 current USD per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0203 current USD per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0226 current USD per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0129 current USD per US$ of GDP | -25.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 current USD per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0108 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0167 current USD per US$ of GDP | +64.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.014 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 current USD per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0133 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0124 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0127 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0124 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0138 current USD per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0144 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0113 current USD per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 0.011 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0121 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0126 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.013 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0103 current USD per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0087 current USD per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0098 current USD per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0151 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0232 current USD per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.0304 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0218 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0393 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0261 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.021 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0317 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0173 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0285 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0136 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0124 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0114 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.013 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0103 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0095 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 32 Lithuania 0.0307 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Botswana 0.0294 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Bahrain 0.0293 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Chad 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Pakistan 0.0273 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Namibia 0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Singapore 0.0263 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Arms imports 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 25.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 16.8 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 21.67 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 968.94 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0393 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1978.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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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.