Angola vs Burkina Faso
Angola vs Burkina Faso: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.26B in Angola and $844M in Burkina Faso, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Angola, by $419M, or 1.5 times that in Burkina Faso.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Angola has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
- In 2025, Angola ranked 76 and Burkina Faso ranked 83 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Angola | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.26B | $844M |
| 2024 | $924M | $1.02B |
| 2023 | $1.26B | $862M |
| 2022 | $1.25B | $607M |
| 2021 | $1.25B | $503M |
| 2020 | $1.47B | $451M |
| 2019 | $1.68B | $438M |
| 2018 | $1.84B | $344M |
| 2017 | $2.23B | $230M |
| 2016 | $2.57B | $185M |
| 2015 | $3.22B | $184M |
| 2014 | $5.47B | $185M |
| 2013 | $5.13B | $173M |
| 2012 | $3.75B | $160M |
| 2011 | $3.58B | $144M |
| 2010 | $3.82B | $139M |
| 2009 | $3.57B | $135M |
| 2008 | $3.67B | $121M |
| 2007 | $2.71B | $132M |
| 2006 | $3.09B | $96.7M |
| 2005 | $2.63B | $101M |
| 2004 | $1.86B | $96.2M |
| 2003 | $1.95B | $81.4M |
| 2002 | $1.48B | $83.4M |
| 2001 | $1.44B | $77.7M |
| 2000 | $2.39B | $78.9M |
| 1999 | $5.16B | $77.4M |
| 1998 | $404M | $69.5M |
| 1997 | $1.31B | $70.5M |
| 1996 | $817M | $60.9M |
| 1995 | $1.09B | $62.6M |
| 1994 | $10.1B | $61.4M |
| 1993 | $2.33B | $78.4M |
| 1992 | $145M | $86.6M |
| 1991 | $166M | $88.4M |
| 1990 | $278M | $106M |
| 1989 | $319M | $97.7M |
| 1988 | $249M | $77.7M |
| 1987 | – | $72.5M |
| 1986 | – | $82M |
| 1985 | – | $54.9M |
| 1984 | – | $56.8M |
| 1983 | – | $56.4M |
| 1982 | – | $59M |
| 1981 | – | $56.4M |
| 1980 | – | $49.2M |
| 1979 | – | $50.3M |
| 1978 | – | $62.1M |
| 1977 | – | $51.8M |
| 1976 | – | $55.8M |
| 1975 | – | $42.4M |
| 1974 | – | $19.6M |
| 1973 | – | $19.2M |
| 1972 | – | $19M |
| 1971 | – | $17.7M |
| 1970 | – | $17.4M |
| 1969 | – | $16M |
| 1968 | – | $15.7M |
| 1967 | – | $15.3M |
| 1966 | – | $15.4M |
| 1965 | – | $14.1M |
| 1964 | – | $21.4M |
| 1963 | – | $21.5M |
| 1962 | – | $21.1M |
| 1961 | – | $7.18M |
| 1960 | – | $6.57M |
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.
- 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
Angola vs Burkina Faso
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023Burkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Burkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Burkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017Burkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Burkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023Burkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023Burkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023Burkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAngola: 71.5% in 2025Burkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023Burkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023Burkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Burkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025Burkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025Burkina Faso: $37 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Burkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020Burkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Burkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Burkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025Burkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025