Benin vs Burundi
Benin vs Burundi: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $204M in Benin and $169M in Burundi, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by $34.4M, or 1.2 times that in Burundi.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Benin has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Burundi.
- In 2025, Benin ranked 119 and Burundi ranked 124 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Benin | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $204M | $169M |
| 2024 | $167M | $172M |
| 2023 | $151M | $156M |
| 2022 | $118M | $110M |
| 2021 | $93.9M | $84.9M |
| 2020 | $73M | $88M |
| 2019 | $72.7M | $114M |
| 2018 | $90.6M | $84.5M |
| 2017 | $124M | $77.5M |
| 2016 | $87.4M | $90M |
| 2015 | $98.8M | $89.9M |
| 2014 | $84.7M | $87.8M |
| 2013 | $77.8M | $90.2M |
| 2012 | $73.4M | $87.5M |
| 2008 | $60.3M | $81.5M |
| 2007 | – | $97.7M |
| 2006 | $55.6M | $97.3M |
| 2005 | $55.6M | $117M |
| 2004 | $54.9M | $122M |
| 2003 | $50.3M | $125M |
| 2002 | $46.1M | $123M |
| 2001 | $25.1M | $128M |
| 2000 | $28M | $96.8M |
| 1999 | $31M | $113M |
| 1998 | – | $107M |
| 1997 | – | $100M |
| 1996 | – | $92.8M |
| 1995 | – | $80.1M |
| 1994 | – | $96.2M |
| 1993 | – | $91.9M |
| 1992 | – | $92.9M |
| 1991 | – | $90.4M |
| 1990 | $50.1M | $88.3M |
| 1989 | $51.6M | $83.8M |
| 1988 | $62.2M | $74.8M |
| 1987 | $62.6M | $61.8M |
| 1986 | $52.5M | $68.8M |
| 1985 | $51.6M | $68.8M |
| 1984 | $54.4M | $65.8M |
| 1983 | $43.8M | $67.1M |
| 1982 | $33M | $75M |
| 1981 | $29.5M | $64.9M |
| 1980 | $31.8M | $67.4M |
| 1979 | $26.4M | $50M |
| 1978 | $14.9M | $58.1M |
| 1977 | $20.9M | $59M |
| 1976 | $15.8M | $43.1M |
| 1975 | $18.1M | $36M |
| 1974 | $19M | $37.5M |
| 1973 | $20.1M | $34M |
| 1972 | $18.5M | $24M |
| 1971 | $16.9M | $18.2M |
| 1970 | $16.9M | – |
| 1969 | – | $23.9M |
| 1968 | – | $19.3M |
| 1967 | – | $18.8M |
| 1966 | – | $17.9M |
| 1965 | – | $17M |
- 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
Benin vs Burundi
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Burundi: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Burundi: 4.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Burundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Burundi: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Burundi: 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Burundi: 13.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Burundi: 2.71% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Burundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Burundi: 25.7% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Burundi: 15.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Burundi: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Burundi: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Burundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Burundi: $16 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Burundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Burundi: 31,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Burundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Burundi: 0.59% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Burundi: 2 million TIV in 2019