Egypt vs Kenya
Egypt vs Kenya: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $2.26B in Egypt and $1.36B in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Egypt, by $904M, or 1.67 times that in Kenya.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1963.
- In 2025, Egypt ranked 62 and Kenya ranked 73 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Egypt | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.26B | $1.36B |
| 2024 | $2.4B | $1.26B |
| 2023 | $2.75B | $1.14B |
| 2022 | $3.38B | $1.14B |
| 2021 | $3.5B | $1.16B |
| 2020 | $3.24B | $1.13B |
| 2019 | $3B | $1.15B |
| 2018 | $2.89B | $1.19B |
| 2017 | $2.94B | $1.16B |
| 2016 | $3.49B | $1.13B |
| 2015 | $3.7B | $1.05B |
| 2014 | $3.49B | $976M |
| 2013 | $3.2B | $1.07B |
| 2012 | $3.22B | $1.09B |
| 2011 | $3.31B | $962M |
| 2010 | $3.41B | $941M |
| 2009 | $3.41B | $887M |
| 2008 | $3.52B | $870M |
| 2007 | $3.78B | $911M |
| 2006 | $3.75B | $814M |
| 2005 | $3.66B | $823M |
| 2004 | $3.67B | $780M |
| 2003 | $3.88B | $791M |
| 2002 | $3.8B | $783M |
| 2001 | $3.36B | $728M |
| 2000 | $2.79B | $632M |
| 1999 | $2.61B | $589M |
| 1998 | $2.6B | $605M |
| 1997 | $2.58B | $642M |
| 1996 | $2.52B | $676M |
| 1995 | $2.49B | $578M |
| 1994 | $2.53B | $504M |
| 1993 | $2.41B | $605M |
| 1992 | $2.49B | $724M |
| 1991 | $2.54B | $968M |
| 1990 | $2.52B | $1.24B |
| 1989 | $2.56B | $1.22B |
| 1988 | $3.18B | $1.31B |
| 1987 | $4.03B | $1.36B |
| 1986 | $4.75B | $1.06B |
| 1985 | $5.23B | $884M |
| 1984 | $5.22B | $1.05B |
| 1983 | $4.9B | $1.28B |
| 1982 | $4.37B | $1.36B |
| 1981 | $3.95B | $1.35B |
| 1980 | $3.27B | $1.39B |
| 1979 | $3.34B | $1.71B |
| 1978 | $4.43B | $1.57B |
| 1977 | $5.44B | $1.21B |
| 1976 | $4.91B | $723M |
| 1975 | $4.74B | $504M |
| 1974 | $5B | $505M |
| 1973 | $3.76B | $467M |
| 1972 | $3.7B | $414M |
| 1971 | $4.48B | $325M |
| 1970 | $3.99B | $260M |
| 1969 | $3.37B | $246M |
| 1968 | $2.54B | $255M |
| 1967 | $1.96B | $250M |
| 1966 | $1.87B | $208M |
| 1965 | $2.18B | $165M |
| 1964 | $2.18B | $102M |
| 1963 | $1.69B | $32.2M |
| 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 Kenya
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Kenya: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Kenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Kenya: 3.51% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Kenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Kenya: 55.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Kenya: 1.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Kenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Kenya: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Kenya: 19.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Kenya: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Kenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Kenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Kenya: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Kenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Kenya: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Kenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Kenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Kenya: 117 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Kenya: 2 million TIV in 1993