Egypt vs Germany
Egypt vs Germany: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $2.26B in Egypt and $107B in Germany, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by $104B, or 47 times that in Egypt.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
- In 2025, Egypt ranked 62 and Germany ranked 4 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Egypt | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.26B | $107B |
| 2024 | $2.4B | $86.2B |
| 2023 | $2.75B | $70.2B |
| 2022 | $3.38B | $62.5B |
| 2021 | $3.5B | $59.9B |
| 2020 | $3.24B | $60.4B |
| 2019 | $3B | $56.7B |
| 2018 | $2.89B | $51.7B |
| 2017 | $2.94B | $50.3B |
| 2016 | $3.49B | $48.9B |
| 2015 | $3.7B | $46.9B |
| 2014 | $3.49B | $46.1B |
| 2013 | $3.2B | $46B |
| 2012 | $3.22B | $47.8B |
| 2011 | $3.31B | $46.5B |
| 2010 | $3.41B | $47.4B |
| 2009 | $3.41B | $47.3B |
| 2008 | $3.52B | $45.6B |
| 2007 | $3.78B | $44.5B |
| 2006 | $3.75B | $44.5B |
| 2005 | $3.66B | $45.3B |
| 2004 | $3.67B | $46B |
| 2003 | $3.88B | $47.4B |
| 2002 | $3.8B | $48.1B |
| 2001 | $3.36B | $48B |
| 2000 | $2.79B | $48.8B |
| 1999 | $2.61B | $49.6B |
| 1998 | $2.6B | $48.6B |
| 1997 | $2.58B | $48.4B |
| 1996 | $2.52B | $50.3B |
| 1995 | $2.49B | $51.3B |
| 1994 | $2.53B | $52.1B |
| 1993 | $2.41B | $55.9B |
| 1992 | $2.49B | $62.2B |
| 1991 | $2.54B | $65.4B |
| 1990 | $2.52B | – |
| 1989 | $2.56B | – |
| 1988 | $3.18B | – |
| 1987 | $4.03B | – |
| 1986 | $4.75B | – |
| 1985 | $5.23B | – |
| 1984 | $5.22B | – |
| 1983 | $4.9B | – |
| 1982 | $4.37B | – |
| 1981 | $3.95B | – |
| 1980 | $3.27B | – |
| 1979 | $3.34B | – |
| 1978 | $4.43B | – |
| 1977 | $5.44B | – |
| 1976 | $4.91B | – |
| 1975 | $4.74B | – |
| 1974 | $5B | – |
| 1973 | $3.76B | – |
| 1972 | $3.7B | – |
| 1971 | $4.48B | – |
| 1970 | $3.99B | – |
| 1969 | $3.37B | – |
| 1968 | $2.54B | – |
| 1967 | $1.96B | – |
| 1966 | $1.87B | – |
| 1965 | $2.18B | – |
| 1964 | $2.18B | – |
| 1963 | $1.69B | – |
| 1962 | $1.18B | – |
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
Egypt vs Germany
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Germany: 81.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Germany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Germany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Germany: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Germany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Germany: 84.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Germany: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Germany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Germany: 82.1% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Germany: 45.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Germany: 22.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Germany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Germany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Germany: $1,346 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Germany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Germany: 183,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Germany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Germany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Germany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025