Ghana vs Malawi
Ghana vs Malawi: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $385M in Ghana and $128M in Malawi, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ghana, by $257M, or 3.01 times that in Malawi.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Ghana has been higher since 1985, when it overtook Malawi.
- In 2025, Ghana ranked 107 and Malawi ranked 127 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Ghana | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $385M | $128M |
| 2024 | $274M | $118M |
| 2023 | $288M | $131M |
| 2022 | $247M | $109M |
| 2021 | $278M | $87.1M |
| 2020 | $238M | $96.1M |
| 2019 | $233M | $88.7M |
| 2018 | $205M | $66.2M |
| 2017 | $180M | $60.4M |
| 2016 | $158M | $48.9M |
| 2015 | $209M | $48.1M |
| 2014 | $261M | $60.7M |
| 2013 | $195M | $82M |
| 2012 | $265M | $52.3M |
| 2011 | $172M | $45.6M |
| 2010 | $92.6M | $44.7M |
| 2009 | $97.5M | $52.9M |
| 2008 | $83.9M | $43.2M |
| 2007 | $95.8M | $35.3M |
| 2006 | $62.5M | $34.3M |
| 2005 | $58.5M | $41.9M |
| 2004 | $58.8M | $25.5M |
| 2003 | $63.2M | $15.2M |
| 2002 | $52.1M | $14.8M |
| 2001 | $45.1M | $13.7M |
| 2000 | $76.3M | $12.8M |
| 1999 | $61M | $15.1M |
| 1998 | $53.7M | $15.5M |
| 1997 | $43.2M | $19.4M |
| 1996 | $43.1M | $15M |
| 1995 | $51.1M | $11.3M |
| 1994 | $50.1M | $18.3M |
| 1993 | $46M | $18.8M |
| 1992 | $39.4M | $18.5M |
| 1991 | $36.3M | $16.7M |
| 1990 | $25.3M | $18.8M |
| 1989 | $23.5M | $19.9M |
| 1988 | $22.2M | $18.4M |
| 1987 | $42.2M | $22.8M |
| 1986 | $40.8M | $27.5M |
| 1985 | $37.9M | $23.2M |
| 1984 | $19.6M | $20M |
| 1983 | $10.7M | $23.6M |
| 1982 | $17.8M | $29.2M |
| 1981 | $24.9M | $38.8M |
| 1980 | $33.3M | $54.3M |
| 1979 | $27.5M | $56M |
| 1978 | $41.6M | $39.7M |
| 1977 | $56.4M | $25.7M |
| 1976 | $89.2M | $19.8M |
| 1975 | $123M | $21.3M |
| 1974 | $130M | $14.1M |
| 1973 | $99.8M | $14.4M |
| 1972 | $98.9M | $8.56M |
| 1971 | $115M | $7.99M |
| 1970 | $142M | $7.59M |
| 1969 | $153M | $7.65M |
| 1968 | $148M | $7.71M |
| 1966 | $109M | – |
| 1965 | $93.1M | – |
| 1964 | $110M | – |
| 1963 | $116M | – |
| 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 Malawi
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Malawi: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Malawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGhana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGhana: 44.5% in 2022Malawi: 17.8% in 2022
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Malawi: 3.45% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Malawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Malawi: 21.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Malawi: 2.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Malawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Malawi: 17.6% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Malawi: 17.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Malawi: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGhana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Malawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Malawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Malawi: $7 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGhana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Malawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGhana: 16,000 people in 2020Malawi: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Malawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Malawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Malawi: 2 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsGhana: 19 million TIV in 2005Malawi: 1 million TIV in 2000