Senegal vs Tanzania
Senegal vs Tanzania: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $533M in Senegal and $983M in Tanzania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Tanzania, by $451M, or 1.85 times that in Senegal.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Senegal.
- In 2025, Senegal ranked 100 and Tanzania ranked 81 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Senegal | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $533M | $983M |
| 2024 | $639M | $930M |
| 2023 | $453M | $909M |
| 2022 | $463M | $838M |
| 2021 | $518M | $753M |
| 2020 | $393M | $698M |
| 2019 | $423M | $657M |
| 2018 | $441M | $650M |
| 2017 | $371M | $618M |
| 2016 | $379M | $615M |
| 2015 | $269M | $562M |
| 2014 | $251M | $484M |
| 2013 | $245M | $434M |
| 2012 | $212M | $376M |
| 2011 | $232M | $370M |
| 2010 | $214M | $344M |
| 2009 | $227M | $265M |
| 2008 | $213M | $238M |
| 2007 | $217M | $234M |
| 2006 | $193M | $224M |
| 2005 | $167M | $205M |
| 2004 | $147M | $190M |
| 2003 | $146M | $186M |
| 2002 | $135M | $205M |
| 2001 | $134M | $210M |
| 2000 | $121M | $180M |
| 1999 | $133M | $169M |
| 1998 | $123M | $170M |
| 1997 | $116M | $156M |
| 1996 | $117M | $146M |
| 1995 | $119M | $148M |
| 1994 | $116M | $115M |
| 1993 | $142M | $123M |
| 1992 | $121M | $187M |
| 1991 | $129M | $187M |
| 1990 | $132M | $172M |
| 1989 | $130M | $208M |
| 1988 | $129M | $215M |
| 1987 | $121M | $236M |
| 1986 | $115M | $252M |
| 1985 | $120M | $237M |
| 1984 | $133M | $234M |
| 1983 | $140M | $263M |
| 1982 | $139M | $307M |
| 1981 | $161M | $319M |
| 1980 | $147M | $278M |
| 1979 | $158M | $587M |
| 1978 | – | $699M |
| 1977 | – | $362M |
| 1976 | – | $293M |
| 1975 | – | $278M |
| 1974 | – | $295M |
| 1973 | – | $225M |
| 1972 | – | $174M |
| 1971 | – | $149M |
| 1970 | – | $108M |
| 1969 | – | $76.1M |
| 1968 | – | $71.6M |
| 1967 | – | $74.6M |
- 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
Senegal vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancySenegal: 68.7 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySenegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySenegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSenegal: 26.7% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionSenegal: 3.37% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateSenegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSenegal: 18.1 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSenegal: 2.33% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSenegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSenegal: 55.8% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageSenegal: 19.1 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSenegal: 3.6% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateSenegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSenegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personSenegal: $30 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSenegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSenegal: 19,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerSenegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSenegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSenegal: 79 million TIV in 2024Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025