Benin vs Rwanda

Benin vs Rwanda: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 0.89% of GDP in Benin and 1.29% of GDP in Rwanda, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1.44 times that in Benin.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Benin vs Rwanda: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 0.89% of GDP in Benin and 1.29% of GDP in Rwanda, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1.44 times that in Benin.
BeninRwandaSIPRI estimate

What the numbers say

  • Rwanda has been higher since 1981, when it overtook Benin.
  • In 2025, Benin ranked 117 and Rwanda ranked 97 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearBeninRwanda
20250.891.29
20240.781.23
20230.761.25
20220.631.33
20210.551.51
20200.461.47
20190.471.2
20180.631.24
20170.921.25
20160.671.24
20150.81.21
20140.71.1
20130.691.06
20120.71.04
2011–1.1
2010–1.22
2009–1.33
20080.661.31
2007–1.37
20060.671.64
20050.681.74
20040.681.97
20030.652.45
20020.623.05
20010.363.4
20000.413.54
19990.494.45
1998–4.38
1997–4.17
1996–5.33
1995–0.61
1994–3.44
1993–4.54
1992–4.29
1991–5.51
19901.233.73
19891.311.75
19881.561.59
19871.571.68
19861.361.8
19851.311.59
19841.461.6
19831.191.9
19821.052
19811.552.04
19802.031.88
19791.931.75
19781.191.59
19771.682.15
19761.281.61
19751.491.63
19741.441.47
19731.681.89
19721.49–
19711.6–
19701.63–
19691.9–
19682.07–
19671.98–
19661.9–
19652.11–
19642.18–
19631.74–
19621.75–
19611.4–
19600.87–
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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.
  • 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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