Benin vs Malawi
Benin vs Malawi: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $204M in Benin and $128M in Malawi, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by $75.8M, or 1.59 times that in Malawi.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Benin has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Malawi.
- In 2025, Benin ranked 119 and Malawi ranked 127 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Benin | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $204M | $128M |
| 2024 | $167M | $118M |
| 2023 | $151M | $131M |
| 2022 | $118M | $109M |
| 2021 | $93.9M | $87.1M |
| 2020 | $73M | $96.1M |
| 2019 | $72.7M | $88.7M |
| 2018 | $90.6M | $66.2M |
| 2017 | $124M | $60.4M |
| 2016 | $87.4M | $48.9M |
| 2015 | $98.8M | $48.1M |
| 2014 | $84.7M | $60.7M |
| 2013 | $77.8M | $82M |
| 2012 | $73.4M | $52.3M |
| 2011 | – | $45.6M |
| 2010 | – | $44.7M |
| 2009 | – | $52.9M |
| 2008 | $60.3M | $43.2M |
| 2007 | – | $35.3M |
| 2006 | $55.6M | $34.3M |
| 2005 | $55.6M | $41.9M |
| 2004 | $54.9M | $25.5M |
| 2003 | $50.3M | $15.2M |
| 2002 | $46.1M | $14.8M |
| 2001 | $25.1M | $13.7M |
| 2000 | $28M | $12.8M |
| 1999 | $31M | $15.1M |
| 1998 | – | $15.5M |
| 1997 | – | $19.4M |
| 1996 | – | $15M |
| 1995 | – | $11.3M |
| 1994 | – | $18.3M |
| 1993 | – | $18.8M |
| 1992 | – | $18.5M |
| 1991 | – | $16.7M |
| 1990 | $50.1M | $18.8M |
| 1989 | $51.6M | $19.9M |
| 1988 | $62.2M | $18.4M |
| 1987 | $62.6M | $22.8M |
| 1986 | $52.5M | $27.5M |
| 1985 | $51.6M | $23.2M |
| 1984 | $54.4M | $20M |
| 1983 | $43.8M | $23.6M |
| 1982 | $33M | $29.2M |
| 1981 | $29.5M | $38.8M |
| 1980 | $31.8M | $54.3M |
| 1979 | $26.4M | $56M |
| 1978 | $14.9M | $39.7M |
| 1977 | $20.9M | $25.7M |
| 1976 | $15.8M | $19.8M |
| 1975 | $18.1M | $21.3M |
| 1974 | $19M | $14.1M |
| 1973 | $20.1M | $14.4M |
| 1972 | $18.5M | $8.56M |
| 1971 | $16.9M | $7.99M |
| 1970 | $16.9M | $7.59M |
| 1969 | – | $7.65M |
| 1968 | – | $7.71M |
- Estimate
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 Malawi
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Malawi: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Malawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Malawi: 3.45% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Malawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Malawi: 21.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Malawi: 2.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Malawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Malawi: 17.6% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Malawi: 17.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Malawi: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Malawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Malawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Malawi: $7 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Malawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Malawi: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Malawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Malawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Malawi: 2 million TIV in 2024