Sudan vs Türkiye
Sudan vs Türkiye: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending: 9.5% of government spending in Sudan in 2021 and 5.9% of government spending in Türkiye in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Sudan, by 3.6 percentage points, or 1.6 times that in Türkiye.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Sudan | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 5.9 |
| 2024 | – | 5.6 |
| 2023 | – | 5.2 |
| 2022 | – | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 9.5 | 5.9 |
| 2020 | 9.1 | 6.3 |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 7.6 |
| 2018 | 10.6 | 7.4 |
| 2017 | 25.7 | 6.3 |
| 2016 | 22.8 | 6.1 |
| 2015 | 21.9 | 5.6 |
| 2014 | – | 5.7 |
| 2013 | – | 5.7 |
| 2012 | – | 5.9 |
| 2011 | – | 6.2 |
| 2010 | – | 6.4 |
| 2009 | 29.1 | 6.6 |
| 2008 | 25.3 | 6.5 |
| 2007 | 20.9 | 6.7 |
| 2006 | 19.3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 16.8 | 7.4 |
| 2004 | 28.2 | 7.7 |
| 2003 | 14.9 | 8.5 |
| 2002 | 25.4 | 9.2 |
| 2001 | 25 | 8.1 |
| 2000 | 43.2 | 9.2 |
| 1999 | 47.8 | – |
| 1998 | 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 | – |
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.
- Ranks count the 150 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
Sudan vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancySudan: 66.3 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSudan: 3.78% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateSudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSudan: 50 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSudan: 0.02% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSudan: 34.9% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageSudan: 18.3 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSudan: 3.2% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateSudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSudan: $2.77B in 2021Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personSudan: $8 in 2021Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSudan: 144,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerSudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSudan: 57 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSudan: 11 million TIV in 2013Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025