Egypt vs Kenya

Egypt vs Kenya: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 0.61% of GDP in Egypt and 1.07% of GDP in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 0.46 percentage points, or 1.76 times that in Egypt.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Egypt vs Kenya: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 0.61% of GDP in Egypt and 1.07% of GDP in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 0.46 percentage points, or 1.76 times that in Egypt.
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What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Egypt.
  • In 2025, Egypt ranked 133 and Kenya ranked 105 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearEgyptKenya
20250.611.07
20240.671.04
20230.810.98
20221.021.01
20211.121.08
20201.121.11
20191.181.11
20181.251.21
20171.421.24
20161.671.25
20151.721.2
20141.691.2
20131.611.4
20121.651.49
20111.841.38
20101.951.37
20092.031.37
20082.181.62
20072.381.55
20062.611.46
20052.711.69
20042.881.61
20033.181.65
20023.281.63
20012.991.51
20002.551.31
19992.571.19
19982.661.22
19972.841.34
19962.981.42
19953.081.65
19943.151.64
19933.11.84
19923.221.9
19913.612.35
19903.472.89
19893.972.74
19885.062.95
19876.533.13
19867.52.5
19857.862.38
19848.273.48
19837.964.2
19827.194.57
19817.424.23
19806.164.52
19796.475.5
19789.945.2
197713.113.74
197613.732.49
197515.431.88
197417.271.78
197313.511.66
197213.561.54
197117.191.23
197015.991.06
196914.341.08
196811.131.22
19678.911.31
19668.721.13
196510.120.99
196410.330.59
19638.670.21
19626.68–

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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.

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