Benin vs Rwanda
Benin vs Rwanda: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $204M in Benin and $194M in Rwanda, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by $9.7M, or 1.05 times that in Rwanda.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Benin has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Rwanda.
- In 2025, Benin ranked 119 and Rwanda ranked 120 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Benin | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $204M | $194M |
| 2024 | $167M | $175M |
| 2023 | $151M | $161M |
| 2022 | $118M | $169M |
| 2021 | $93.9M | $180M |
| 2020 | $73M | $153M |
| 2019 | $72.7M | $133M |
| 2018 | $90.6M | $126M |
| 2017 | $124M | $118M |
| 2016 | $87.4M | $113M |
| 2015 | $98.8M | $106M |
| 2014 | $84.7M | $90.5M |
| 2013 | $77.8M | $79.7M |
| 2012 | $73.4M | $77.6M |
| 2011 | – | $79M |
| 2010 | – | $78.2M |
| 2009 | – | $76.8M |
| 2008 | $60.3M | $75M |
| 2007 | – | $71.1M |
| 2006 | $55.6M | $76.8M |
| 2005 | $55.6M | $69.8M |
| 2004 | $54.9M | $72.1M |
| 2003 | $50.3M | $82.6M |
| 2002 | $46.1M | $88.8M |
| 2001 | $25.1M | $93.9M |
| 2000 | $28M | $92.1M |
| 1999 | $31M | $108M |
| 1998 | – | $106M |
| 1997 | – | $96.7M |
| 1996 | – | $105M |
| 1995 | – | $73.9M |
| 1994 | – | $43.8M |
| 1993 | – | $128M |
| 1992 | – | $132M |
| 1991 | – | $161M |
| 1990 | $50.1M | $116M |
| 1989 | $51.6M | $50.8M |
| 1988 | $62.2M | $43.1M |
| 1987 | $62.6M | $45.5M |
| 1986 | $52.5M | $50.4M |
| 1985 | $51.6M | $45M |
| 1984 | $54.4M | $42.4M |
| 1983 | $43.8M | $47.1M |
| 1982 | $33M | $48.9M |
| 1981 | $29.5M | $52.5M |
| 1980 | $31.8M | $45.3M |
| 1979 | $26.4M | $40.8M |
| 1978 | $14.9M | $35.7M |
| 1977 | $20.9M | $48.4M |
| 1976 | $15.8M | $35.7M |
| 1975 | $18.1M | $32.9M |
| 1974 | $19M | $36.1M |
| 1973 | $20.1M | $51.3M |
| 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Benin vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023