Cameroon vs Mozambique: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $580M in Cameroon and $446M in Mozambique, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cameroon, by $135M, or 1.3 times that in Mozambique.
CameroonMozambique
Watch it change on the mapUS dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | $580M 2025 | $453M | 96 of 151 |
| Mozambique | $446M 2025 | $166M | 103 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1980.
- In 2025, Cameroon ranked 96 and Mozambique ranked 103 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Cameroon | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $580M | $446M |
| 2024 | $535M | $484M |
| 2023 | $477M | $420M |
| 2022 | $481M | $464M |
| 2021 | $484M | $389M |
| 2020 | $455M | $410M |
| 2019 | $510M | $279M |
| 2018 | $504M | $259M |
| 2017 | $509M | $187M |
| 2016 | $493M | $183M |
| 2015 | $453M | $166M |
| 2014 | $442M | $175M |
| 2013 | $440M | $156M |
| 2012 | $418M | $135M |
| 2011 | $389M | $121M |
| 2010 | $429M | $132M |
| 2009 | $401M | $102M |
| 2008 | $396M | $92.7M |
| 2007 | $382M | $92.6M |
| 2006 | $364M | $84.1M |
| 2005 | $336M | $93.7M |
| 2004 | $340M | $122M |
| 2003 | $319M | $111M |
| 2002 | $298M | $113M |
| 2001 | $275M | $109M |
| 2000 | $276M | $95.3M |
| 1999 | $284M | $92M |
| 1998 | $263M | $76.7M |
| 1997 | $232M | $64.5M |
| 1996 | $210M | $58.1M |
| 1995 | $207M | $64M |
| 1994 | $209M | $138M |
| 1993 | $256M | $118M |
| 1992 | $253M | $109M |
| 1991 | $262M | $109M |
| 1990 | $256M | $116M |
| 1989 | $247M | $127M |
| 1988 | $238M | $101M |
| 1987 | $258M | $111M |
| 1986 | $300M | $82.9M |
| 1985 | $335M | $108M |
| 1984 | $387M | $128M |
| 1983 | $384M | $134M |
| 1982 | $391M | $143M |
| 1981 | $335M | $152M |
| 1980 | $239M | $135M |
| 1979 | $234M | – |
| 1978 | $214M | – |
| 1977 | $202M | – |
| 1976 | $198M | – |
| 1975 | $188M | – |
| 1974 | $178M | – |
| 1973 | $176M | – |
| 1972 | $173M | – |
| 1971 | $177M | – |
| 1970 | $175M | – |
- Estimate
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.
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