Malawi vs Somalia: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $7 in Malawi and $10 in Somalia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Somalia, by $3, or 1.39 times that in Malawi.
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars per person · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | $7 2025 | $2 | 143 of 151 |
| Somalia | $10 2025 | $3 | 137 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Malawi.
- In 2025, Malawi ranked 143 and Somalia ranked 137 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Malawi | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7 | $10 |
| 2024 | $6 | $11 |
| 2023 | $7 | $8 |
| 2022 | $6 | $7 |
| 2021 | $5 | $7 |
| 2020 | $5 | $6 |
| 2019 | $4 | $5 |
| 2018 | $3 | $5 |
| 2017 | $3 | $4 |
| 2016 | $2 | $3 |
| 2015 | $2 | $3 |
| 2014 | $3 | $5 |
| 2013 | $4 | $2 |
| 2012 | $3 | – |
| 2011 | $4 | – |
| 2010 | $3 | – |
| 2009 | $4 | – |
| 2008 | $3 | – |
| 2007 | $3 | – |
| 2006 | $2 | – |
| 2005 | $3 | – |
| 2004 | $2 | – |
| 2003 | $1 | – |
| 2002 | $1 | – |
| 2001 | $1 | – |
| 2000 | $1 | – |
| 1999 | $1 | – |
| 1998 | $1 | – |
| 1997 | $3 | – |
| 1996 | $2 | – |
| 1995 | $1 | – |
| 1994 | $2 | – |
| 1993 | $3 | – |
| 1992 | $3 | – |
| 1991 | $2 | – |
| 1990 | $3 | – |
| 1989 | $3 | $1 |
| 1988 | $2 | $7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- 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