Afghanistan vs Algeria
Afghanistan vs Algeria: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars: $8.55M in Afghanistan in 1977 and $24.1B in Algeria in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 1977 the value was higher in Algeria, by $692M, or 82 times that in Afghanistan.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Algeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Afghanistan | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | $24.1B |
| 2024 | – | $21.8B |
| 2023 | – | $19.3B |
| 2022 | – | $11B |
| 2021 | – | $11.4B |
| 2020 | – | $12.2B |
| 2019 | – | $12.5B |
| 2018 | – | $11.6B |
| 2017 | – | $12.1B |
| 2016 | – | $12.8B |
| 2015 | – | $12.7B |
| 2014 | – | $12.2B |
| 2013 | – | $10.6B |
| 2012 | – | $9.78B |
| 2011 | – | $9.3B |
| 2010 | – | $6.5B |
| 2009 | – | $6.14B |
| 2008 | – | $5.65B |
| 2007 | – | $4.85B |
| 2006 | – | $4.13B |
| 2005 | – | $4.03B |
| 2004 | – | $3.85B |
| 2003 | – | $3.39B |
| 2002 | – | $3.46B |
| 2001 | – | $3.39B |
| 2000 | – | $3.1B |
| 1999 | – | $2.67B |
| 1998 | – | $2.53B |
| 1997 | – | $2.39B |
| 1996 | – | $1.98B |
| 1995 | – | $1.74B |
| 1994 | – | $1.8B |
| 1993 | – | $1.48B |
| 1992 | – | $1.38B |
| 1991 | – | $822M |
| 1990 | – | $803M |
| 1989 | – | $752M |
| 1988 | – | $769M |
| 1987 | – | $777M |
| 1986 | – | $762M |
| 1985 | – | $775M |
| 1984 | – | $827M |
| 1983 | – | $880M |
| 1982 | – | $876M |
| 1981 | – | $759M |
| 1980 | – | $854M |
| 1979 | – | $751M |
| 1978 | – | $759M |
| 1977 | $8.55M | $700M |
| 1976 | $8.11M | $803M |
| 1975 | $6.36M | $576M |
| 1974 | $6.06M | $517M |
| 1973 | $6.23M | $270M |
| 1972 | – | $260M |
| 1971 | – | $269M |
| 1970 | $5.37M | $274M |
| 1969 | – | $293M |
- Estimate
- Highly uncertain
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Afghanistan vs Algeria
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Algeria: 76.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Algeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Algeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAfghanistan: 30% in 2022Algeria: 70.6% in 2022
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Algeria: 3.66% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Algeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Algeria: 46.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Algeria: 1.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Algeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Algeria: 75.8% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Algeria: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Algeria: 6.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Algeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Algeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Algeria: $540 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Algeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Algeria: 326,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Algeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Algeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Algeria: 108 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Algeria: 12 million TIV in 1984