Cameroon vs South Sudan
Cameroon vs South Sudan: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 6.5% of government spending in Cameroon and 18.4% of government spending in South Sudan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 11.8 percentage points, or 2.81 times that in Cameroon.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- South Sudan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Cameroon.
- In 2025, Cameroon ranked 50 and South Sudan ranked 8 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Cameroon | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.5 | 18.4 |
| 2024 | 5.9 | 35.1 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 10.8 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 7.9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 9.8 |
| 2017 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5.5 | 26 |
| 2014 | 5.5 | 23.7 |
| 2013 | 6.1 | 25.9 |
| 2012 | 6.9 | 27.7 |
| 2011 | 6.4 | 29 |
| 2010 | 8.5 | – |
| 2009 | 8.4 | – |
| 2008 | 7.9 | – |
| 2007 | 9.2 | – |
| 2006 | 9.8 | – |
| 2005 | 9.2 | – |
| 2004 | 8.8 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | – |
| 2002 | 8.5 | – |
| 2001 | 7.8 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | – |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cameroon vs South Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCameroon: $580M in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022