Cameroon vs Ghana

Cameroon vs Ghana: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 1.06% of GDP in Cameroon and 0.48% of GDP in Ghana, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 0.58 percentage points, or 2.22 times that in Ghana.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Cameroon vs Ghana: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 1.06% of GDP in Cameroon and 0.48% of GDP in Ghana, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 0.58 percentage points, or 2.22 times that in Ghana.
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What the numbers say

  • Cameroon has been higher since 1971, when it overtook Ghana.
  • In 2025, Cameroon ranked 106 and Ghana ranked 141 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearCameroonGhana
20251.060.48
202410.35
20230.930.4
20220.940.34
20210.990.38
20200.960.35
20191.070.34
20181.080.33
20171.140.31
20161.150.29
20151.10.39
20141.110.49
20131.170.4
20121.180.59
20111.140.44
20101.290.28
20091.230.34
20081.260.29
20071.240.37
20061.230.26
20051.140.26
20041.40.28
20031.380.3
20021.340.26
20011.290.26
20001.330.44
19991.440.33
19981.40.33
19971.30.29
19961.230.29
19951.250.34
19941.310.43
19931.330.42
19921.530.38
19911.520.37
19901.480.28
19891.330.43
19881.290.44
19871.250.89
19861.220.9
19851.341
19841.740.59
19831.890.34
19821.990.54
19811.820.74
19801.560.77
19791.660.65
19781.670.85
19771.721.25
19761.761.57
19751.731.72
19741.691.58
19731.761.37
19721.761.43
19711.841.7
19701.872.12
1969–2.5
1968–2.66
1966–2.23
1965–1.73
1964–1.92
1963–2.02
1962–2
1961–2.1
1960–1.71
1959–1.03
1958–1

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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