South Sudan vs Tanzania
South Sudan vs Tanzania: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $103M in South Sudan and $983M in Tanzania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Tanzania, by $881M, or 9.58 times that in South Sudan.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2006.
- In 2025, South Sudan ranked 134 and Tanzania ranked 81 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | South Sudan | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $103M | $983M |
| 2024 | $169M | $930M |
| 2023 | $77.3M | $909M |
| 2022 | $33.7M | $838M |
| 2021 | $12.9M | $753M |
| 2020 | $8.62M | $698M |
| 2019 | $16.2M | $657M |
| 2018 | $26.3M | $650M |
| 2017 | $18.7M | $618M |
| 2016 | $43.4M | $615M |
| 2015 | $149M | $562M |
| 2014 | $185M | $484M |
| 2013 | $142M | $434M |
| 2012 | $143M | $376M |
| 2011 | $225M | $370M |
| 2010 | $157M | $344M |
| 2009 | $149M | $265M |
| 2008 | $209M | $238M |
| 2007 | $151M | $234M |
| 2006 | $165M | $224M |
| 2005 | – | $205M |
| 2004 | – | $190M |
| 2003 | – | $186M |
| 2002 | – | $205M |
| 2001 | – | $210M |
| 2000 | – | $180M |
| 1999 | – | $169M |
| 1998 | – | $170M |
| 1997 | – | $156M |
| 1996 | – | $146M |
| 1995 | – | $148M |
| 1994 | – | $115M |
| 1993 | – | $123M |
| 1992 | – | $187M |
| 1991 | – | $187M |
| 1990 | – | $172M |
| 1989 | – | $208M |
| 1988 | – | $215M |
| 1987 | – | $236M |
| 1986 | – | $252M |
| 1985 | – | $237M |
| 1984 | – | $234M |
| 1983 | – | $263M |
| 1982 | – | $307M |
| 1981 | – | $319M |
| 1980 | – | $278M |
| 1979 | – | $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
South Sudan vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancySouth Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Sudan: 3.7% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Sudan: 21.7% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Sudan: 18 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Sudan: 2.9% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Sudan: $15 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025