Kenya vs Tanzania
Kenya vs Tanzania: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.36B in Kenya and $983M in Tanzania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by $372M, or 1.38 times that in Tanzania.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1967.
- In 2025, Kenya ranked 73 and Tanzania ranked 81 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Kenya | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.36B | $983M |
| 2024 | $1.26B | $930M |
| 2023 | $1.14B | $909M |
| 2022 | $1.14B | $838M |
| 2021 | $1.16B | $753M |
| 2020 | $1.13B | $698M |
| 2019 | $1.15B | $657M |
| 2018 | $1.19B | $650M |
| 2017 | $1.16B | $618M |
| 2016 | $1.13B | $615M |
| 2015 | $1.05B | $562M |
| 2014 | $976M | $484M |
| 2013 | $1.07B | $434M |
| 2012 | $1.09B | $376M |
| 2011 | $962M | $370M |
| 2010 | $941M | $344M |
| 2009 | $887M | $265M |
| 2008 | $870M | $238M |
| 2007 | $911M | $234M |
| 2006 | $814M | $224M |
| 2005 | $823M | $205M |
| 2004 | $780M | $190M |
| 2003 | $791M | $186M |
| 2002 | $783M | $205M |
| 2001 | $728M | $210M |
| 2000 | $632M | $180M |
| 1999 | $589M | $169M |
| 1998 | $605M | $170M |
| 1997 | $642M | $156M |
| 1996 | $676M | $146M |
| 1995 | $578M | $148M |
| 1994 | $504M | $115M |
| 1993 | $605M | $123M |
| 1992 | $724M | $187M |
| 1991 | $968M | $187M |
| 1990 | $1.24B | $172M |
| 1989 | $1.22B | $208M |
| 1988 | $1.31B | $215M |
| 1987 | $1.36B | $236M |
| 1986 | $1.06B | $252M |
| 1985 | $884M | $237M |
| 1984 | $1.05B | $234M |
| 1983 | $1.28B | $263M |
| 1982 | $1.36B | $307M |
| 1981 | $1.35B | $319M |
| 1980 | $1.39B | $278M |
| 1979 | $1.71B | $587M |
| 1978 | $1.57B | $699M |
| 1977 | $1.21B | $362M |
| 1976 | $723M | $293M |
| 1975 | $504M | $278M |
| 1974 | $505M | $295M |
| 1973 | $467M | $225M |
| 1972 | $414M | $174M |
| 1971 | $325M | $149M |
| 1970 | $260M | $108M |
| 1969 | $246M | $76.1M |
| 1968 | $255M | $71.6M |
| 1967 | $250M | $74.6M |
| 1966 | $208M | – |
| 1965 | $165M | – |
| 1964 | $102M | – |
| 1963 | $32.2M | – |
- Estimate
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.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- 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 Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateKenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025