Myanmar (Burma) vs Sudan
Myanmar (Burma) vs Sudan: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending: 32% of government spending in Myanmar (Burma) in 2024 and 9.5% of government spending in Sudan in 2021, by SIPRI estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 11.6 percentage points, or 2.22 times that in Sudan.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Sudan.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32 | – |
| 2023 | 17.4 | – |
| 2022 | 17.9 | – |
| 2021 | 21.1 | 9.5 |
| 2020 | 13.8 | 9.1 |
| 2019 | 10.8 | 8.8 |
| 2018 | 11.2 | 10.6 |
| 2017 | 17.5 | 25.7 |
| 2016 | 17.5 | 22.8 |
| 2015 | 17.8 | 21.9 |
| 2014 | 15.9 | – |
| 2013 | 17.9 | – |
| 2012 | 21.5 | – |
| 2009 | – | 29.1 |
| 2008 | – | 25.3 |
| 2007 | – | 20.9 |
| 2006 | – | 19.3 |
| 2005 | 11.9 | 16.8 |
| 2004 | 13.7 | 28.2 |
| 2003 | 15 | 14.9 |
| 2002 | 10.1 | 25.4 |
| 2001 | 10.6 | 25 |
| 2000 | 11.2 | 43.2 |
| 1999 | 9.8 | 47.8 |
| 1998 | 10.5 | 30.5 |
| 1997 | – | 12.9 |
| 1996 | – | 13.6 |
| 1995 | – | 16.1 |
| 1994 | – | 19.4 |
| 1993 | – | 20.8 |
| 1992 | – | 11.8 |
| 1991 | – | 11.7 |
| 1990 | – | 17.1 |
- Highly uncertain
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Myanmar (Burma) vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025