Cameroon vs Kenya
Cameroon vs Kenya: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $580M in Cameroon and $1.36B in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by $775M, or 2.33 times that in Cameroon.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2025, Cameroon ranked 96 and Kenya ranked 73 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Cameroon | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $580M | $1.36B |
| 2024 | $535M | $1.26B |
| 2023 | $477M | $1.14B |
| 2022 | $481M | $1.14B |
| 2021 | $484M | $1.16B |
| 2020 | $455M | $1.13B |
| 2019 | $510M | $1.15B |
| 2018 | $504M | $1.19B |
| 2017 | $509M | $1.16B |
| 2016 | $493M | $1.13B |
| 2015 | $453M | $1.05B |
| 2014 | $442M | $976M |
| 2013 | $440M | $1.07B |
| 2012 | $418M | $1.09B |
| 2011 | $389M | $962M |
| 2010 | $429M | $941M |
| 2009 | $401M | $887M |
| 2008 | $396M | $870M |
| 2007 | $382M | $911M |
| 2006 | $364M | $814M |
| 2005 | $336M | $823M |
| 2004 | $340M | $780M |
| 2003 | $319M | $791M |
| 2002 | $298M | $783M |
| 2001 | $275M | $728M |
| 2000 | $276M | $632M |
| 1999 | $284M | $589M |
| 1998 | $263M | $605M |
| 1997 | $232M | $642M |
| 1996 | $210M | $676M |
| 1995 | $207M | $578M |
| 1994 | $209M | $504M |
| 1993 | $256M | $605M |
| 1992 | $253M | $724M |
| 1991 | $262M | $968M |
| 1990 | $256M | $1.24B |
| 1989 | $247M | $1.22B |
| 1988 | $238M | $1.31B |
| 1987 | $258M | $1.36B |
| 1986 | $300M | $1.06B |
| 1985 | $335M | $884M |
| 1984 | $387M | $1.05B |
| 1983 | $384M | $1.28B |
| 1982 | $391M | $1.36B |
| 1981 | $335M | $1.35B |
| 1980 | $239M | $1.39B |
| 1979 | $234M | $1.71B |
| 1978 | $214M | $1.57B |
| 1977 | $202M | $1.21B |
| 1976 | $198M | $723M |
| 1975 | $188M | $504M |
| 1974 | $178M | $505M |
| 1973 | $176M | $467M |
| 1972 | $173M | $414M |
| 1971 | $177M | $325M |
| 1970 | $175M | $260M |
| 1969 | – | $246M |
| 1968 | – | $255M |
| 1967 | – | $250M |
| 1966 | – | $208M |
| 1965 | – | $165M |
| 1964 | – | $102M |
| 1963 | – | $32.2M |
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
Cameroon vs Kenya
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Kenya: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Kenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Kenya: 3.51% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Kenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Kenya: 55.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Kenya: 1.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Kenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Kenya: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Kenya: 19.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Kenya: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Kenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Kenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Kenya: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Kenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Kenya: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Kenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Kenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Kenya: 117 million TIV in 2025