Africa Rankings
Military Spending (% of Public Spending)
percent of total government spending
| Rank | Country | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 |  Eritrea | 46.37% |
2 | 3 |  Somalia | 21.57% |
3 | 2 |  Algeria | 21.38% |
4 | 10 |  Chad | 17.22% |
5 | 5 |  Burkina Faso | 17.00% |
6 | 4 |  Mali | 16.65% |
7 | 7 |  Central African Republic | 14.12% |
8 | 8 |  Niger | 13.79% |
9 | 6 |  Guinea | 12.79% |
10 | 9 |  Burundi | 12.50% |
11 | 12 |  Morocco | 10.67% |
12 | 15 |  Uganda | 10.08% |
13 | 14 |  Mauritania | 9.62% |
14 | 17 |  Sudan | 9.50% |
15 | 13 |  Djibouti | 9.11% |
16 | 11 |  Togo | 8.38% |
17 | 20 |  Botswana | 8.02% |
18 | 21 |  Tunisia | 7.27% |
19 | 23 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.14% |
20 | 19 |  Namibia | 7.13% |
21 | 18 |  Ethiopia | 6.91% |
22 | 27 |  Gabon | 6.57% |
23 | 28 |  Mozambique | 6.13% |
24 | 30 |  Cameroon | 6.12% |
25 | 25 |  Tanzania | 6.10% |
26 | 24 |  Guinea-Bissau | 5.76% |
27 | 35 |  Libya | 5.47% |
28 | 29 |  Senegal | 5.43% |
29 | 16 |  Republic of the Congo | 5.39% |
30 | 32 |  Swaziland | 4.82% |
31 | 33 |  Zambia | 4.75% |
32 | 22 |  Equatorial Guinea | 4.72% |
33 | 37 |  Kenya | 4.43% |
34 | 34 |  Rwanda | 4.24% |
35 | 42 |  Madagascar | 4.24% |
36 | 41 |  Benin | 3.80% |
37 | 40 |  Ivory Coast | 3.66% |
38 | 39 |  Malawi | 3.50% |
39 | 36 |  Seychelles | 3.36% |
40 | 31 |  Liberia | 3.20% |
41 | 26 |  Nigeria | 3.07% |
42 | 38 |  Egypt | 2.93% |
43 | 43 |  Lesotho | 2.53% |
44 | 44 |  Gambia | 2.50% |
45 | 45 |  South Africa | 2.11% |
46 | 46 |  Cape Verde | 2.05% |
47 | 47 |  Ghana | 1.76% |
48 | 48 |  Zimbabwe | 1.32% |
49 | 49 |  Mauritius | 0.48% |
50 | 50 |  Sierra Leone | 0.00% |