Burkina Faso vs Malawi
Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $844M in Burkina Faso and $128M in Malawi, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by $716M, or 6.6 times that in Malawi.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Burkina Faso has been higher since 1981, when it overtook Malawi.
- In 2025, Burkina Faso ranked 83 and Malawi ranked 127 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Burkina Faso | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $844M | $128M |
| 2024 | $1.02B | $118M |
| 2023 | $862M | $131M |
| 2022 | $607M | $109M |
| 2021 | $503M | $87.1M |
| 2020 | $451M | $96.1M |
| 2019 | $438M | $88.7M |
| 2018 | $344M | $66.2M |
| 2017 | $230M | $60.4M |
| 2016 | $185M | $48.9M |
| 2015 | $184M | $48.1M |
| 2014 | $185M | $60.7M |
| 2013 | $173M | $82M |
| 2012 | $160M | $52.3M |
| 2011 | $144M | $45.6M |
| 2010 | $139M | $44.7M |
| 2009 | $135M | $52.9M |
| 2008 | $121M | $43.2M |
| 2007 | $132M | $35.3M |
| 2006 | $96.7M | $34.3M |
| 2005 | $101M | $41.9M |
| 2004 | $96.2M | $25.5M |
| 2003 | $81.4M | $15.2M |
| 2002 | $83.4M | $14.8M |
| 2001 | $77.7M | $13.7M |
| 2000 | $78.9M | $12.8M |
| 1999 | $77.4M | $15.1M |
| 1998 | $69.5M | $15.5M |
| 1997 | $70.5M | $19.4M |
| 1996 | $60.9M | $15M |
| 1995 | $62.6M | $11.3M |
| 1994 | $61.4M | $18.3M |
| 1993 | $78.4M | $18.8M |
| 1992 | $86.6M | $18.5M |
| 1991 | $88.4M | $16.7M |
| 1990 | $106M | $18.8M |
| 1989 | $97.7M | $19.9M |
| 1988 | $77.7M | $18.4M |
| 1987 | $72.5M | $22.8M |
| 1986 | $82M | $27.5M |
| 1985 | $54.9M | $23.2M |
| 1984 | $56.8M | $20M |
| 1983 | $56.4M | $23.6M |
| 1982 | $59M | $29.2M |
| 1981 | $56.4M | $38.8M |
| 1980 | $49.2M | $54.3M |
| 1979 | $50.3M | $56M |
| 1978 | $62.1M | $39.7M |
| 1977 | $51.8M | $25.7M |
| 1976 | $55.8M | $19.8M |
| 1975 | $42.4M | $21.3M |
| 1974 | $19.6M | $14.1M |
| 1973 | $19.2M | $14.4M |
| 1972 | $19M | $8.56M |
| 1971 | $17.7M | $7.99M |
| 1970 | $17.4M | $7.59M |
| 1969 | $16M | $7.65M |
| 1968 | $15.7M | $7.71M |
| 1967 | $15.3M | – |
| 1966 | $15.4M | – |
| 1965 | $14.1M | – |
| 1964 | $21.4M | – |
| 1963 | $21.5M | – |
| 1962 | $21.1M | – |
| 1961 | $7.18M | – |
| 1960 | $6.57M | – |
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.
- 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
Burkina Faso vs Malawi
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Malawi: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Malawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Malawi: 3.45% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Malawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Malawi: 21.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Malawi: 2.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Malawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Malawi: 17.6% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Malawi: 17.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Malawi: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Malawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Malawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Malawi: $7 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Malawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Malawi: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Malawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Malawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Malawi: 2 million TIV in 2024