Mozambique vs Somalia
Mozambique vs Somalia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $446M in Mozambique and $193M in Somalia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mozambique, by $253M, or 2.32 times that in Somalia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Mozambique has been higher since 1981, when it overtook Somalia.
- In 2025, Mozambique ranked 103 and Somalia ranked 121 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Mozambique | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $446M | $193M |
| 2024 | $484M | $202M |
| 2023 | $420M | $147M |
| 2022 | $464M | $133M |
| 2021 | $389M | $133M |
| 2020 | $410M | $123M |
| 2019 | $279M | $93.5M |
| 2018 | $259M | $105M |
| 2017 | $187M | $88M |
| 2016 | $183M | $70.6M |
| 2015 | $166M | $69M |
| 2014 | $175M | $90M |
| 2013 | $156M | $39.4M |
| 2012 | $135M | – |
| 2011 | $121M | – |
| 2010 | $132M | – |
| 2009 | $102M | – |
| 2008 | $92.7M | – |
| 2007 | $92.6M | – |
| 2006 | $84.1M | – |
| 2005 | $93.7M | – |
| 2004 | $122M | – |
| 2003 | $111M | – |
| 2002 | $113M | – |
| 2001 | $109M | – |
| 2000 | $95.3M | – |
| 1999 | $92M | – |
| 1998 | $76.7M | – |
| 1997 | $64.5M | – |
| 1996 | $58.1M | – |
| 1995 | $64M | – |
| 1994 | $138M | – |
| 1993 | $118M | – |
| 1992 | $109M | – |
| 1991 | $109M | – |
| 1990 | $116M | – |
| 1989 | $127M | – |
| 1988 | $101M | – |
| 1987 | $111M | $65.1M |
| 1986 | $82.9M | $70M |
| 1985 | $108M | $66.1M |
| 1984 | $128M | $93M |
| 1983 | $134M | $132M |
| 1982 | $143M | $122M |
| 1981 | $152M | $141M |
| 1980 | $135M | $146M |
| 1979 | – | $213M |
| 1978 | – | $245M |
| 1977 | – | $105M |
| 1976 | – | $96.3M |
| 1975 | – | $96.5M |
| 1974 | – | $106M |
| 1973 | – | $95.6M |
| 1972 | – | $91.7M |
| 1971 | – | $78.8M |
| 1970 | – | $77.6M |
| 1969 | – | $62.3M |
| 1968 | – | $60.9M |
| 1967 | – | $56.5M |
| 1966 | – | $48.8M |
| 1965 | – | $37.7M |
| 1964 | – | $44.4M |
| 1963 | – | $41.7M |
| 1962 | – | $35.7M |
| 1961 | – | $30.5M |
- 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
Mozambique vs Somalia
Health
- Life expectancyMozambique: 63.6 years in 2023Somalia: 58.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024Somalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Somalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMozambique: 3.9% in 2017Somalia: 3.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateMozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Somalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023Somalia: 18.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthMozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023Somalia: 3.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023Somalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMozambique: 37.2% in 2025Somalia: 55.1% in 2025
- Median ageMozambique: 16.3 years in 2023Somalia: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMozambique: 2.8% in 2023Somalia: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Somalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025Somalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personMozambique: $13 in 2025Somalia: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025Somalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMozambique: 11,000 people in 2020Somalia: 14,000 people in 2020
- National powerMozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Somalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020Somalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025Somalia: 2 million TIV in 2025