Benin vs Mozambique: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $204M in Benin and $446M in Mozambique, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mozambique, by $242M, or 2.19 times that in Benin.
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | $204M 2025 | $98.8M | 119 of 151 |
| Mozambique | $446M 2025 | $166M | 103 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Mozambique has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1980.
- In 2025, Benin ranked 119 and Mozambique ranked 103 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Benin | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $204M | $446M |
| 2024 | $167M | $484M |
| 2023 | $151M | $420M |
| 2022 | $118M | $464M |
| 2021 | $93.9M | $389M |
| 2020 | $73M | $410M |
| 2019 | $72.7M | $279M |
| 2018 | $90.6M | $259M |
| 2017 | $124M | $187M |
| 2016 | $87.4M | $183M |
| 2015 | $98.8M | $166M |
| 2014 | $84.7M | $175M |
| 2013 | $77.8M | $156M |
| 2012 | $73.4M | $135M |
| 2011 | – | $121M |
| 2010 | – | $132M |
| 2009 | – | $102M |
| 2008 | $60.3M | $92.7M |
| 2007 | – | $92.6M |
| 2006 | $55.6M | $84.1M |
| 2005 | $55.6M | $93.7M |
| 2004 | $54.9M | $122M |
| 2003 | $50.3M | $111M |
| 2002 | $46.1M | $113M |
| 2001 | $25.1M | $109M |
| 2000 | $28M | $95.3M |
| 1999 | $31M | $92M |
| 1998 | – | $76.7M |
| 1997 | – | $64.5M |
| 1996 | – | $58.1M |
| 1995 | – | $64M |
| 1994 | – | $138M |
| 1993 | – | $118M |
| 1992 | – | $109M |
| 1991 | – | $109M |
| 1990 | $50.1M | $116M |
| 1989 | $51.6M | $127M |
| 1988 | $62.2M | $101M |
| 1987 | $62.6M | $111M |
| 1986 | $52.5M | $82.9M |
| 1985 | $51.6M | $108M |
| 1984 | $54.4M | $128M |
| 1983 | $43.8M | $134M |
| 1982 | $33M | $143M |
| 1981 | $29.5M | $152M |
| 1980 | $31.8M | $135M |
| 1979 | $26.4M | – |
| 1978 | $14.9M | – |
| 1977 | $20.9M | – |
| 1976 | $15.8M | – |
| 1975 | $18.1M | – |
| 1974 | $19M | – |
| 1973 | $20.1M | – |
| 1972 | $18.5M | – |
| 1971 | $16.9M | – |
| 1970 | $16.9M | – |
- 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.
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