Cameroon vs Ethiopia
Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $580M in Cameroon and $785M in Ethiopia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by $205M, or 1.35 times that in Cameroon.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2025, Cameroon ranked 96 and Ethiopia ranked 85 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Cameroon | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $580M | $785M |
| 2024 | $535M | $700M |
| 2023 | $477M | $982M |
| 2022 | $481M | $1.01B |
| 2021 | $484M | $492M |
| 2020 | $455M | $510M |
| 2019 | $510M | $585M |
| 2018 | $504M | $628M |
| 2017 | $509M | $636M |
| 2016 | $493M | $610M |
| 2015 | $453M | $531M |
| 2014 | $442M | $515M |
| 2013 | $440M | $497M |
| 2012 | $418M | $496M |
| 2011 | $389M | $515M |
| 2010 | $429M | $528M |
| 2009 | $401M | $544M |
| 2008 | $396M | $553M |
| 2007 | $382M | $693M |
| 2006 | $364M | $751M |
| 2005 | $336M | $832M |
| 2004 | $340M | $829M |
| 2003 | $319M | $764M |
| 2002 | $298M | $897M |
| 2001 | $275M | $1.08B |
| 2000 | $276M | $1.7B |
| 1999 | $284M | $1.88B |
| 1998 | $263M | $1.19B |
| 1997 | $232M | $555M |
| 1996 | $210M | $302M |
| 1995 | $207M | $259M |
| 1994 | $209M | $307M |
| 1993 | $256M | $334M |
| 1992 | $253M | $302M |
| 1991 | $262M | $510M |
| 1990 | $256M | $1.03B |
| 1989 | $247M | $1.08B |
| 1988 | $238M | $912M |
| 1987 | $258M | $757M |
| 1986 | $300M | $681M |
| 1985 | $335M | $600M |
| 1984 | $387M | $704M |
| 1983 | $384M | $737M |
| 1982 | $391M | $694M |
| 1981 | $335M | $697M |
| 1980 | $239M | $724M |
| 1979 | $234M | $582M |
| 1978 | $214M | $435M |
| 1977 | $202M | $377M |
| 1976 | $198M | $417M |
| 1975 | $188M | $524M |
| 1974 | $178M | $334M |
| 1973 | $176M | $238M |
| 1972 | $173M | $241M |
| 1971 | $177M | $216M |
| 1970 | $175M | $208M |
| 1969 | – | $228M |
| 1968 | – | $233M |
| 1967 | – | $249M |
| 1966 | – | $295M |
| 1965 | – | $287M |
- Estimate
- Highly uncertain
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
Cameroon vs Ethiopia
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Ethiopia: 67.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Ethiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ethiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Ethiopia: 3.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Ethiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Ethiopia: 129 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Ethiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Ethiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Ethiopia: 24.1% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Ethiopia: 18.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Ethiopia: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ethiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Ethiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Ethiopia: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Ethiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Ethiopia: 138,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Ethiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Ethiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Ethiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025