Cameroon vs South Africa

Cameroon vs South Africa: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 6.5% of government spending in Cameroon and 2.2% of government spending in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 4.3 percentage points, or 2.98 times that in South Africa.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Cameroon vs South Africa: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 6.5% of government spending in Cameroon and 2.2% of government spending in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 4.3 percentage points, or 2.98 times that in South Africa.
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What the numbers say

  • Cameroon has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
  • In 2025, Cameroon ranked 50 and South Africa ranked 135 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearCameroonSouth Africa
20256.52.2
20245.92.3
20235.42.5
20225.52.7
20215.82.6
20205.82.8
20195.72.8
201863
20175.93.2
20165.73.2
20155.53.3
20145.53.5
20136.13.6
20126.93.6
20116.43.6
20108.53.5
20098.43.8
20087.94
20079.24.3
20069.84.7
20059.24.9
20048.85.3
200395.8
20028.56.2
20017.85.9
200085.5

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Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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