Ghana vs Malawi
Ghana vs Malawi: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $15 in Ghana and $7 in Malawi, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ghana, by $7, or 1.96 times that in Malawi.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Ghana has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Malawi.
- In 2025, Ghana ranked 131 and Malawi ranked 143 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Ghana | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15 | $7 |
| 2024 | $8 | $6 |
| 2023 | $9 | $7 |
| 2022 | $8 | $6 |
| 2021 | $9 | $5 |
| 2020 | $8 | $5 |
| 2019 | $8 | $4 |
| 2018 | $7 | $3 |
| 2017 | $6 | $3 |
| 2016 | $6 | $2 |
| 2015 | $7 | $2 |
| 2014 | $10 | $3 |
| 2013 | $9 | $4 |
| 2012 | $13 | $3 |
| 2011 | $9 | $4 |
| 2010 | $5 | $3 |
| 2009 | $5 | $4 |
| 2008 | $5 | $3 |
| 2007 | $5 | $3 |
| 2006 | $3 | $2 |
| 2005 | $3 | $3 |
| 2004 | $3 | $2 |
| 2003 | $3 | $1 |
| 2002 | $2 | $1 |
| 2001 | $2 | $1 |
| 2000 | $3 | $1 |
| 1999 | $3 | $1 |
| 1998 | $3 | $1 |
| 1997 | $3 | $3 |
| 1996 | $3 | $2 |
| 1995 | $3 | $1 |
| 1994 | $2 | $2 |
| 1993 | $3 | $3 |
| 1992 | $3 | $3 |
| 1991 | $3 | $2 |
| 1990 | $2 | $3 |
| 1989 | $2 | $3 |
| 1988 | $2 | $2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- 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 in US dollarsGhana: $385M in 2025Malawi: $128M 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