Ghana vs Kenya
Ghana vs Kenya: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $385M in Ghana and $1.36B in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by $970M, or 3.52 times that in Ghana.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher since 1965, when it overtook Ghana.
- In 2025, Ghana ranked 107 and Kenya ranked 73 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Ghana | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $385M | $1.36B |
| 2024 | $274M | $1.26B |
| 2023 | $288M | $1.14B |
| 2022 | $247M | $1.14B |
| 2021 | $278M | $1.16B |
| 2020 | $238M | $1.13B |
| 2019 | $233M | $1.15B |
| 2018 | $205M | $1.19B |
| 2017 | $180M | $1.16B |
| 2016 | $158M | $1.13B |
| 2015 | $209M | $1.05B |
| 2014 | $261M | $976M |
| 2013 | $195M | $1.07B |
| 2012 | $265M | $1.09B |
| 2011 | $172M | $962M |
| 2010 | $92.6M | $941M |
| 2009 | $97.5M | $887M |
| 2008 | $83.9M | $870M |
| 2007 | $95.8M | $911M |
| 2006 | $62.5M | $814M |
| 2005 | $58.5M | $823M |
| 2004 | $58.8M | $780M |
| 2003 | $63.2M | $791M |
| 2002 | $52.1M | $783M |
| 2001 | $45.1M | $728M |
| 2000 | $76.3M | $632M |
| 1999 | $61M | $589M |
| 1998 | $53.7M | $605M |
| 1997 | $43.2M | $642M |
| 1996 | $43.1M | $676M |
| 1995 | $51.1M | $578M |
| 1994 | $50.1M | $504M |
| 1993 | $46M | $605M |
| 1992 | $39.4M | $724M |
| 1991 | $36.3M | $968M |
| 1990 | $25.3M | $1.24B |
| 1989 | $23.5M | $1.22B |
| 1988 | $22.2M | $1.31B |
| 1987 | $42.2M | $1.36B |
| 1986 | $40.8M | $1.06B |
| 1985 | $37.9M | $884M |
| 1984 | $19.6M | $1.05B |
| 1983 | $10.7M | $1.28B |
| 1982 | $17.8M | $1.36B |
| 1981 | $24.9M | $1.35B |
| 1980 | $33.3M | $1.39B |
| 1979 | $27.5M | $1.71B |
| 1978 | $41.6M | $1.57B |
| 1977 | $56.4M | $1.21B |
| 1976 | $89.2M | $723M |
| 1975 | $123M | $504M |
| 1974 | $130M | $505M |
| 1973 | $99.8M | $467M |
| 1972 | $98.9M | $414M |
| 1971 | $115M | $325M |
| 1970 | $142M | $260M |
| 1969 | $153M | $246M |
| 1968 | $148M | $255M |
| 1967 | – | $250M |
| 1966 | $109M | $208M |
| 1965 | $93.1M | $165M |
| 1964 | $110M | $102M |
| 1963 | $116M | $32.2M |
| 1962 | $108M | – |
| 1961 | $116M | – |
| 1960 | $93.6M | – |
| 1959 | $53.1M | – |
| 1958 | $46.6M | – |
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
Ghana vs Kenya
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Kenya: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Kenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGhana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Kenya: 3.51% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Kenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Kenya: 55.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Kenya: 1.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Kenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Kenya: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Kenya: 19.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Kenya: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGhana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Kenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Kenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Kenya: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGhana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Kenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGhana: 16,000 people in 2020Kenya: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Kenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Kenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Kenya: 117 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGhana: 19 million TIV in 2005Kenya: 2 million TIV in 1993