Egypt vs South Africa

Egypt vs South Africa: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 2.5% of government spending in Egypt and 2.2% of government spending in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Egypt, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in South Africa.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Egypt vs South Africa: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 2.5% of government spending in Egypt and 2.2% of government spending in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Egypt, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in South Africa.
EgyptSouth AfricaHighly uncertain

What the numbers say

  • Egypt has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2002.
  • In 2025, Egypt ranked 128 and South Africa ranked 135 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearEgyptSouth Africa
20252.52.2
20243.42.3
20234.22.5
20224.62.7
20214.82.6
20204.52.8
20194.22.8
20184.23
20174.43.2
20165.13.2
20155.23.3
20144.73.5
20134.73.6
20125.33.6
201163.6
20106.23.5
20096.23.8
20086.74
20077.64.3
20067.54.7
200594.9
20049.65.3
200310.45.8
200210.66.2
2001–5.9
2000–5.5
  • Highly uncertain

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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.
  • Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
  • Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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