Kenya vs Somalia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.36B in Kenya and $193M in Somalia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by $1.16B, or 7.04 times that in Somalia.
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | $1.36B 2025 | $1.05B | 73 of 151 |
| Somalia | $193M 2025 | $69M | 121 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher since 1964, when it overtook Somalia.
- In 2025, Kenya ranked 73 and Somalia ranked 121 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Kenya | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.36B | $193M |
| 2024 | $1.26B | $202M |
| 2023 | $1.14B | $147M |
| 2022 | $1.14B | $133M |
| 2021 | $1.16B | $133M |
| 2020 | $1.13B | $123M |
| 2019 | $1.15B | $93.5M |
| 2018 | $1.19B | $105M |
| 2017 | $1.16B | $88M |
| 2016 | $1.13B | $70.6M |
| 2015 | $1.05B | $69M |
| 2014 | $976M | $90M |
| 2013 | $1.07B | $39.4M |
| 2012 | $1.09B | – |
| 2011 | $962M | – |
| 2010 | $941M | – |
| 2009 | $887M | – |
| 2008 | $870M | – |
| 2007 | $911M | – |
| 2006 | $814M | – |
| 2005 | $823M | – |
| 2004 | $780M | – |
| 2003 | $791M | – |
| 2002 | $783M | – |
| 2001 | $728M | – |
| 2000 | $632M | – |
| 1999 | $589M | – |
| 1998 | $605M | – |
| 1997 | $642M | – |
| 1996 | $676M | – |
| 1995 | $578M | – |
| 1994 | $504M | – |
| 1993 | $605M | – |
| 1992 | $724M | – |
| 1991 | $968M | – |
| 1990 | $1.24B | – |
| 1989 | $1.22B | – |
| 1988 | $1.31B | – |
| 1987 | $1.36B | $65.1M |
| 1986 | $1.06B | $70M |
| 1985 | $884M | $66.1M |
| 1984 | $1.05B | $93M |
| 1983 | $1.28B | $132M |
| 1982 | $1.36B | $122M |
| 1981 | $1.35B | $141M |
| 1980 | $1.39B | $146M |
| 1979 | $1.71B | $213M |
| 1978 | $1.57B | $245M |
| 1977 | $1.21B | $105M |
| 1976 | $723M | $96.3M |
| 1975 | $504M | $96.5M |
| 1974 | $505M | $106M |
| 1973 | $467M | $95.6M |
| 1972 | $414M | $91.7M |
| 1971 | $325M | $78.8M |
| 1970 | $260M | $77.6M |
| 1969 | $246M | $62.3M |
| 1968 | $255M | $60.9M |
| 1967 | $250M | $56.5M |
| 1966 | $208M | $48.8M |
| 1965 | $165M | $37.7M |
| 1964 | $102M | $44.4M |
| 1963 | $32.2M | $41.7M |
| 1962 | – | $35.7M |
| 1961 | – | $30.5M |
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.
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