Egypt vs United States

Egypt vs United States: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 2.5% of government spending in Egypt and 8.3% of government spending in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 5.8 percentage points, or 3.37 times that in Egypt.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Egypt vs United States: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 2.5% of government spending in Egypt and 8.3% of government spending in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 5.8 percentage points, or 3.37 times that in Egypt.
EgyptUnited StatesHighly uncertain

What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Egypt.
  • In 2025, Egypt ranked 128 and United States ranked 34 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearEgyptUnited States
20252.58.3
20243.49
20234.28.7
20224.69
20214.87.9
20204.58.2
20194.29.5
20184.29.3
20174.49.4
20165.19.6
20155.29.9
20144.710.4
20134.711.2
20125.312
2011612.4
20106.212.3
20096.211.8
20086.712
20077.611.8
20067.512
2005912.1
20049.612
200310.411.3
200210.610.3
2001–9.6
  • 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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