Angola vs Cameroon
Angola vs Cameroon: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.26B in Angola and $580M in Cameroon, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Angola, by $683M, or 2.18 times that in Cameroon.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Angola has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Cameroon.
- In 2025, Angola ranked 76 and Cameroon ranked 96 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Angola | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.26B | $580M |
| 2024 | $924M | $535M |
| 2023 | $1.26B | $477M |
| 2022 | $1.25B | $481M |
| 2021 | $1.25B | $484M |
| 2020 | $1.47B | $455M |
| 2019 | $1.68B | $510M |
| 2018 | $1.84B | $504M |
| 2017 | $2.23B | $509M |
| 2016 | $2.57B | $493M |
| 2015 | $3.22B | $453M |
| 2014 | $5.47B | $442M |
| 2013 | $5.13B | $440M |
| 2012 | $3.75B | $418M |
| 2011 | $3.58B | $389M |
| 2010 | $3.82B | $429M |
| 2009 | $3.57B | $401M |
| 2008 | $3.67B | $396M |
| 2007 | $2.71B | $382M |
| 2006 | $3.09B | $364M |
| 2005 | $2.63B | $336M |
| 2004 | $1.86B | $340M |
| 2003 | $1.95B | $319M |
| 2002 | $1.48B | $298M |
| 2001 | $1.44B | $275M |
| 2000 | $2.39B | $276M |
| 1999 | $5.16B | $284M |
| 1998 | $404M | $263M |
| 1997 | $1.31B | $232M |
| 1996 | $817M | $210M |
| 1995 | $1.09B | $207M |
| 1994 | $10.1B | $209M |
| 1993 | $2.33B | $256M |
| 1992 | $145M | $253M |
| 1991 | $166M | $262M |
| 1990 | $278M | $256M |
| 1989 | $319M | $247M |
| 1988 | $249M | $238M |
| 1987 | – | $258M |
| 1986 | – | $300M |
| 1985 | – | $335M |
| 1984 | – | $387M |
| 1983 | – | $384M |
| 1982 | – | $391M |
| 1981 | – | $335M |
| 1980 | – | $239M |
| 1979 | – | $234M |
| 1978 | – | $214M |
| 1977 | – | $202M |
| 1976 | – | $198M |
| 1975 | – | $188M |
| 1974 | – | $178M |
| 1973 | – | $176M |
| 1972 | – | $173M |
| 1971 | – | $177M |
| 1970 | – | $175M |
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 Cameroon
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023Cameroon: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Cameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Cameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017Cameroon: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Cameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023Cameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023Cameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023Cameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAngola: 71.5% in 2025Cameroon: 55.7% in 2025
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023Cameroon: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023Cameroon: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Cameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025Cameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025Cameroon: $21 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Cameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020Cameroon: 34,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Cameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Cameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025Cameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023