Kenya vs Rwanda
Kenya vs Rwanda: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.36B in Kenya and $194M in Rwanda, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by $1.16B, or 6.98 times that in Rwanda.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1973.
- In 2025, Kenya ranked 73 and Rwanda ranked 120 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Kenya | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.36B | $194M |
| 2024 | $1.26B | $175M |
| 2023 | $1.14B | $161M |
| 2022 | $1.14B | $169M |
| 2021 | $1.16B | $180M |
| 2020 | $1.13B | $153M |
| 2019 | $1.15B | $133M |
| 2018 | $1.19B | $126M |
| 2017 | $1.16B | $118M |
| 2016 | $1.13B | $113M |
| 2015 | $1.05B | $106M |
| 2014 | $976M | $90.5M |
| 2013 | $1.07B | $79.7M |
| 2012 | $1.09B | $77.6M |
| 2011 | $962M | $79M |
| 2010 | $941M | $78.2M |
| 2009 | $887M | $76.8M |
| 2008 | $870M | $75M |
| 2007 | $911M | $71.1M |
| 2006 | $814M | $76.8M |
| 2005 | $823M | $69.8M |
| 2004 | $780M | $72.1M |
| 2003 | $791M | $82.6M |
| 2002 | $783M | $88.8M |
| 2001 | $728M | $93.9M |
| 2000 | $632M | $92.1M |
| 1999 | $589M | $108M |
| 1998 | $605M | $106M |
| 1997 | $642M | $96.7M |
| 1996 | $676M | $105M |
| 1995 | $578M | $73.9M |
| 1994 | $504M | $43.8M |
| 1993 | $605M | $128M |
| 1992 | $724M | $132M |
| 1991 | $968M | $161M |
| 1990 | $1.24B | $116M |
| 1989 | $1.22B | $50.8M |
| 1988 | $1.31B | $43.1M |
| 1987 | $1.36B | $45.5M |
| 1986 | $1.06B | $50.4M |
| 1985 | $884M | $45M |
| 1984 | $1.05B | $42.4M |
| 1983 | $1.28B | $47.1M |
| 1982 | $1.36B | $48.9M |
| 1981 | $1.35B | $52.5M |
| 1980 | $1.39B | $45.3M |
| 1979 | $1.71B | $40.8M |
| 1978 | $1.57B | $35.7M |
| 1977 | $1.21B | $48.4M |
| 1976 | $723M | $35.7M |
| 1975 | $504M | $32.9M |
| 1974 | $505M | $36.1M |
| 1973 | $467M | $51.3M |
| 1972 | $414M | – |
| 1971 | $325M | – |
| 1970 | $260M | – |
| 1969 | $246M | – |
| 1968 | $255M | – |
| 1967 | $250M | – |
| 1966 | $208M | – |
| 1965 | $165M | – |
| 1964 | $102M | – |
| 1963 | $32.2M | – |
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
Kenya vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateKenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023