Angola vs South Sudan
Angola vs South Sudan: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 1.4% of GDP in Angola and 3.43% of GDP in South Sudan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 2.03 percentage points, or 2.45 times that in Angola.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- South Sudan has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Angola.
- In 2025, Angola ranked 89 and South Sudan ranked 15 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Angola | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.4 | 3.43 |
| 2024 | 1.03 | 6.55 |
| 2023 | 1.43 | 2.38 |
| 2022 | 1.43 | 1.58 |
| 2021 | 1.39 | 1.51 |
| 2020 | 1.81 | 1.87 |
| 2019 | 1.77 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 1.96 | 4.77 |
| 2017 | 2.51 | 3.99 |
| 2016 | 2.73 | 4.85 |
| 2015 | 3.11 | 8.6 |
| 2014 | 4.7 | 8.58 |
| 2013 | 4.46 | 6.57 |
| 2012 | 3.24 | 8.77 |
| 2011 | 3.26 | 6.09 |
| 2010 | 4.18 | 4.14 |
| 2009 | 4.71 | 4.97 |
| 2008 | 3.57 | 5.76 |
| 2007 | 3.11 | – |
| 2006 | 3.76 | – |
| 2005 | 3.69 | – |
| 2004 | 3.47 | – |
| 2003 | 3.76 | – |
| 2002 | 2.87 | – |
| 2001 | 4.52 | – |
| 2000 | 6.39 | – |
| 1999 | 17.33 | – |
| 1998 | 2.64 | – |
| 1997 | 5.97 | – |
| 1996 | 2.45 | – |
| 1995 | 4.71 | – |
| 1994 | 5.71 | – |
| 1993 | 17.52 | – |
| 1992 | 5.68 | – |
| 1991 | 7.1 | – |
| 1990 | 17.46 | – |
| 1989 | 19.43 | – |
| 1988 | 21.98 | – |
| 1987 | 22.25 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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 South Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAngola: 71.5% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsAngola: $1.26B in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022