Cameroon vs Malawi
Cameroon vs Malawi: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 1.06% of GDP in Cameroon and 1.15% of GDP in Malawi, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malawi, by 0.09 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Cameroon.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Malawi has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Cameroon.
- In 2025, Cameroon ranked 106 and Malawi ranked 102 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Cameroon | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.06 | 1.15 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1.06 |
| 2023 | 0.93 | 1.17 |
| 2022 | 0.94 | 0.93 |
| 2021 | 0.99 | 0.73 |
| 2020 | 0.96 | 0.83 |
| 2019 | 1.07 | 0.76 |
| 2018 | 1.08 | 0.59 |
| 2017 | 1.14 | 0.53 |
| 2016 | 1.15 | 0.45 |
| 2015 | 1.1 | 0.45 |
| 2014 | 1.11 | 0.58 |
| 2013 | 1.17 | 0.81 |
| 2012 | 1.18 | 0.54 |
| 2011 | 1.14 | 0.47 |
| 2010 | 1.29 | 0.51 |
| 2009 | 1.23 | 0.67 |
| 2008 | 1.26 | 0.59 |
| 2007 | 1.24 | 0.54 |
| 2006 | 1.23 | 0.55 |
| 2005 | 1.14 | 0.74 |
| 2004 | 1.4 | 0.45 |
| 2003 | 1.38 | 0.29 |
| 2002 | 1.34 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 1.29 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 1.33 | 0.28 |
| 1999 | 1.44 | 0.33 |
| 1998 | 1.4 | 0.34 |
| 1997 | 1.3 | 0.41 |
| 1996 | 1.23 | 0.36 |
| 1995 | 1.25 | 0.32 |
| 1994 | 1.31 | 0.58 |
| 1993 | 1.33 | 0.51 |
| 1992 | 1.53 | 0.57 |
| 1991 | 1.52 | 0.44 |
| 1990 | 1.48 | 0.58 |
| 1989 | 1.33 | 0.61 |
| 1988 | 1.29 | 0.62 |
| 1987 | 1.25 | 0.76 |
| 1986 | 1.22 | 0.86 |
| 1985 | 1.34 | 0.72 |
| 1984 | 1.74 | 0.64 |
| 1983 | 1.89 | 0.74 |
| 1982 | 1.99 | 0.94 |
| 1981 | 1.82 | 1.27 |
| 1980 | 1.56 | 1.76 |
| 1979 | 1.66 | 4.07 |
| 1978 | 1.67 | 2.7 |
| 1977 | 1.72 | 1.69 |
| 1976 | 1.76 | 1.37 |
| 1975 | 1.73 | 1.53 |
| 1974 | 1.69 | 0.97 |
| 1973 | 1.76 | 1.06 |
| 1972 | 1.76 | 0.6 |
| 1971 | 1.84 | 0.58 |
| 1970 | 1.87 | 0.64 |
| 1969 | – | 0.67 |
| 1968 | – | 0.7 |
| 1967 | – | 0.72 |
| 1966 | – | 0.65 |
| 1965 | – | 0.7 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cameroon vs Malawi
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Malawi: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Malawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Malawi: 3.45% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Malawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Malawi: 21.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Malawi: 2.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Malawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Malawi: 17.6% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Malawi: 17.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Malawi: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Malawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsCameroon: $580M in 2025Malawi: $128M in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Malawi: $7 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Malawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Malawi: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Malawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Malawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Malawi: 2 million TIV in 2024