Kenya vs Malawi

Kenya vs Malawi: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 1.07% of GDP in Kenya and 1.15% of GDP in Malawi, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malawi, by 0.08 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in Kenya.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Kenya vs Malawi: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 1.07% of GDP in Kenya and 1.15% of GDP in Malawi, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malawi, by 0.08 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in Kenya.
KenyaMalawi

What the numbers say

  • Malawi has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Kenya.
  • In 2025, Kenya ranked 105 and Malawi ranked 102 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearKenyaMalawi
20251.071.15
20241.041.06
20230.981.17
20221.010.93
20211.080.73
20201.110.83
20191.110.76
20181.210.59
20171.240.53
20161.250.45
20151.20.45
20141.20.58
20131.40.81
20121.490.54
20111.380.47
20101.370.51
20091.370.67
20081.620.59
20071.550.54
20061.460.55
20051.690.74
20041.610.45
20031.650.29
20021.630.3
20011.510.3
20001.310.28
19991.190.33
19981.220.34
19971.340.41
19961.420.36
19951.650.32
19941.640.58
19931.840.51
19921.90.57
19912.350.44
19902.890.58
19892.740.61
19882.950.62
19873.130.76
19862.50.86
19852.380.72
19843.480.64
19834.20.74
19824.570.94
19814.231.27
19804.521.76
19795.54.07
19785.22.7
19773.741.69
19762.491.37
19751.881.53
19741.780.97
19731.661.06
19721.540.6
19711.230.58
19701.060.64
19691.080.67
19681.220.7
19671.310.72
19661.130.65
19650.990.7
19640.59–
19630.21–

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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.

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