Ghana vs Senegal

Ghana vs Senegal: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 2.4% of government spending in Ghana and 5.2% of government spending in Senegal, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Senegal, by 2.8 percentage points, or 2.16 times that in Ghana.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Ghana vs Senegal: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 2.4% of government spending in Ghana and 5.2% of government spending in Senegal, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Senegal, by 2.8 percentage points, or 2.16 times that in Ghana.
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What the numbers say

  • Senegal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1994.
  • In 2025, Ghana ranked 129 and Senegal ranked 72 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearGhanaSenegal
20252.45.2
20241.45.8
202324.1
20221.24.2
20211.45.2
20201.15.3
20191.56.3
20181.67.4
20171.86.5
20161.56.7
20152.15.3
20142.35.3
20131.95.7
20122.74.8
20112.25.6
20101.45.6
20091.96.3
20081.76.2
20072.16.2
20061.76
20051.96.1
20041.95.9
20032.36.5
20022.36.9
20011.86.7
20003.47.4
19992.88.1
19982.68.7
19972.28.6
19962.18.2
19952.49.3
19942.28.8
19932.3–
19922.6–
19913.3–
19902.6–
19892.3–
19882.3–

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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.
  • Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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