Cameroon vs Somalia
Cameroon vs Somalia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $580M in Cameroon and $193M in Somalia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cameroon, by $388M, or 3.02 times that in Somalia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher since 1979, when it overtook Somalia.
- In 2025, Cameroon ranked 96 and Somalia ranked 121 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Cameroon | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $580M | $193M |
| 2024 | $535M | $202M |
| 2023 | $477M | $147M |
| 2022 | $481M | $133M |
| 2021 | $484M | $133M |
| 2020 | $455M | $123M |
| 2019 | $510M | $93.5M |
| 2018 | $504M | $105M |
| 2017 | $509M | $88M |
| 2016 | $493M | $70.6M |
| 2015 | $453M | $69M |
| 2014 | $442M | $90M |
| 2013 | $440M | $39.4M |
| 2012 | $418M | – |
| 2011 | $389M | – |
| 2010 | $429M | – |
| 2009 | $401M | – |
| 2008 | $396M | – |
| 2007 | $382M | – |
| 2006 | $364M | – |
| 2005 | $336M | – |
| 2004 | $340M | – |
| 2003 | $319M | – |
| 2002 | $298M | – |
| 2001 | $275M | – |
| 2000 | $276M | – |
| 1999 | $284M | – |
| 1998 | $263M | – |
| 1997 | $232M | – |
| 1996 | $210M | – |
| 1995 | $207M | – |
| 1994 | $209M | – |
| 1993 | $256M | – |
| 1992 | $253M | – |
| 1991 | $262M | – |
| 1990 | $256M | – |
| 1989 | $247M | – |
| 1988 | $238M | – |
| 1987 | $258M | $65.1M |
| 1986 | $300M | $70M |
| 1985 | $335M | $66.1M |
| 1984 | $387M | $93M |
| 1983 | $384M | $132M |
| 1982 | $391M | $122M |
| 1981 | $335M | $141M |
| 1980 | $239M | $146M |
| 1979 | $234M | $213M |
| 1978 | $214M | $245M |
| 1977 | $202M | $105M |
| 1976 | $198M | $96.3M |
| 1975 | $188M | $96.5M |
| 1974 | $178M | $106M |
| 1973 | $176M | $95.6M |
| 1972 | $173M | $91.7M |
| 1971 | $177M | $78.8M |
| 1970 | $175M | $77.6M |
| 1969 | – | $62.3M |
| 1968 | – | $60.9M |
| 1967 | – | $56.5M |
| 1966 | – | $48.8M |
| 1965 | – | $37.7M |
| 1964 | – | $44.4M |
| 1963 | – | $41.7M |
| 1962 | – | $35.7M |
| 1961 | – | $30.5M |
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 Somalia
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Somalia: 58.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Somalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Somalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Somalia: 3.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Somalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Somalia: 18.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Somalia: 3.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Somalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Somalia: 55.1% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Somalia: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Somalia: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Somalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Somalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Somalia: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Somalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Somalia: 14,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Somalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Somalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Somalia: 2 million TIV in 2025