Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 3.3% of GDP in Burkina Faso and 1.06% of GDP in Cameroon, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 2.24 percentage points, or 3.12 times that in Cameroon.
Burkina FasoCameroon
Watch it change on the map% of GDP · SIPRI
Latest figures
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 3.3 2025 | 1.25 | 17 of 151 |
| Cameroon | 1.06 2025 | 1.1 | 106 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Burkina Faso has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Cameroon.
- In 2025, Burkina Faso ranked 17 and Cameroon ranked 106 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Burkina Faso | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.3 | 1.06 |
| 2024 | 4.39 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.08 | 0.93 |
| 2022 | 2.98 | 0.94 |
| 2021 | 2.33 | 0.99 |
| 2020 | 2.11 | 0.96 |
| 2019 | 2.21 | 1.07 |
| 2018 | 1.93 | 1.08 |
| 2017 | 1.36 | 1.14 |
| 2016 | 1.17 | 1.15 |
| 2015 | 1.25 | 1.1 |
| 2014 | 1.27 | 1.11 |
| 2013 | 1.24 | 1.17 |
| 2012 | 1.18 | 1.18 |
| 2011 | 1.15 | 1.14 |
| 2010 | 1.23 | 1.29 |
| 2009 | 1.35 | 1.23 |
| 2008 | 1.24 | 1.26 |
| 2007 | 1.42 | 1.24 |
| 2006 | 1.11 | 1.23 |
| 2005 | 1.2 | 1.14 |
| 2004 | 1.21 | 1.4 |
| 2003 | 1.07 | 1.38 |
| 2002 | 1.18 | 1.34 |
| 2001 | 1.16 | 1.29 |
| 2000 | 1.24 | 1.33 |
| 1999 | 1.23 | 1.44 |
| 1998 | 1.28 | 1.4 |
| 1997 | 1.42 | 1.3 |
| 1996 | 1.29 | 1.23 |
| 1995 | 1.38 | 1.25 |
| 1994 | 1.42 | 1.31 |
| 1993 | 1.86 | 1.33 |
| 1992 | 2.05 | 1.53 |
| 1991 | 2.17 | 1.52 |
| 1990 | 2.71 | 1.48 |
| 1989 | 2.74 | 1.33 |
| 1988 | 2.31 | 1.29 |
| 1987 | 2.25 | 1.25 |
| 1986 | 2.62 | 1.22 |
| 1985 | 1.84 | 1.34 |
| 1984 | 3.02 | 1.74 |
| 1983 | 2.93 | 1.89 |
| 1982 | 3 | 1.99 |
| 1981 | 2.84 | 1.82 |
| 1980 | 2.75 | 1.56 |
| 1979 | 2.7 | 1.66 |
| 1978 | 3.28 | 1.67 |
| 1977 | 3.04 | 1.72 |
| 1976 | 3.12 | 1.76 |
| 1975 | 2.81 | 1.73 |
| 1974 | 1.15 | 1.69 |
| 1973 | 1.24 | 1.76 |
| 1972 | 1.14 | 1.76 |
| 1971 | 1.18 | 1.84 |
| 1970 | 1.17 | 1.87 |
| 1969 | 1.25 | – |
| 1968 | 1.18 | – |
| 1967 | 1.33 | – |
| 1966 | 1.65 | – |
| 1965 | 1.53 | – |
| 1964 | 2.61 | – |
| 1963 | 2.38 | – |
| 1962 | 2.35 | – |
| 1961 | 0.83 | – |
| 1960 | 0.68 | – |
Each country on its own
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.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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