Germany vs Kenya
Germany vs Kenya: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $107B in Germany and $1.36B in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by $105B, or 79 times that in Kenya.
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, Germany ranked 4 and Kenya ranked 73 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Germany | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $107B | $1.36B |
| 2024 | $86.2B | $1.26B |
| 2023 | $70.2B | $1.14B |
| 2022 | $62.5B | $1.14B |
| 2021 | $59.9B | $1.16B |
| 2020 | $60.4B | $1.13B |
| 2019 | $56.7B | $1.15B |
| 2018 | $51.7B | $1.19B |
| 2017 | $50.3B | $1.16B |
| 2016 | $48.9B | $1.13B |
| 2015 | $46.9B | $1.05B |
| 2014 | $46.1B | $976M |
| 2013 | $46B | $1.07B |
| 2012 | $47.8B | $1.09B |
| 2011 | $46.5B | $962M |
| 2010 | $47.4B | $941M |
| 2009 | $47.3B | $887M |
| 2008 | $45.6B | $870M |
| 2007 | $44.5B | $911M |
| 2006 | $44.5B | $814M |
| 2005 | $45.3B | $823M |
| 2004 | $46B | $780M |
| 2003 | $47.4B | $791M |
| 2002 | $48.1B | $783M |
| 2001 | $48B | $728M |
| 2000 | $48.8B | $632M |
| 1999 | $49.6B | $589M |
| 1998 | $48.6B | $605M |
| 1997 | $48.4B | $642M |
| 1996 | $50.3B | $676M |
| 1995 | $51.3B | $578M |
| 1994 | $52.1B | $504M |
| 1993 | $55.9B | $605M |
| 1992 | $62.2B | $724M |
| 1991 | $65.4B | $968M |
| 1990 | – | $1.24B |
| 1989 | – | $1.22B |
| 1988 | – | $1.31B |
| 1987 | – | $1.36B |
| 1986 | – | $1.06B |
| 1985 | – | $884M |
| 1984 | – | $1.05B |
| 1983 | – | $1.28B |
| 1982 | – | $1.36B |
| 1981 | – | $1.35B |
| 1980 | – | $1.39B |
| 1979 | – | $1.71B |
| 1978 | – | $1.57B |
| 1977 | – | $1.21B |
| 1976 | – | $723M |
| 1975 | – | $504M |
| 1974 | – | $505M |
| 1973 | – | $467M |
| 1972 | – | $414M |
| 1971 | – | $325M |
| 1970 | – | $260M |
| 1969 | – | $246M |
| 1968 | – | $255M |
| 1967 | – | $250M |
| 1966 | – | $208M |
| 1965 | – | $165M |
| 1964 | – | $102M |
| 1963 | – | $32.2M |
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
Germany vs Kenya
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Kenya: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Kenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Kenya: 3.51% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Kenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Kenya: 55.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Kenya: 1.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Kenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Kenya: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Kenya: 19.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Kenya: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Kenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Kenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Kenya: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Kenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Kenya: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Kenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Kenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Kenya: 117 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Kenya: 2 million TIV in 1993