Sudan vs Türkiye
Sudan vs Türkiye: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars: $2.77B in Sudan in 2021 and $26.8B in Türkiye in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Türkiye, by $14.5B, or 6.24 times that in Sudan.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Sudan.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Sudan | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | $26.8B |
| 2024 | – | $25B |
| 2023 | – | $22.1B |
| 2022 | – | $18.5B |
| 2021 | $2.77B | $17.3B |
| 2020 | $4.69B | $17B |
| 2019 | $8.08B | $20B |
| 2018 | $8.94B | $18.8B |
| 2017 | $17.5B | $14.8B |
| 2016 | $13.5B | $13.8B |
| 2015 | $12.9B | $11.8B |
| 2014 | – | $11.4B |
| 2013 | – | $11.4B |
| 2012 | – | $11.1B |
| 2011 | – | $10.8B |
| 2010 | – | $10.7B |
| 2009 | $27.2B | $10.9B |
| 2008 | $27.9B | $10.2B |
| 2007 | $23.1B | $10B |
| 2006 | $19.4B | $10.4B |
| 2005 | $16.5B | $9.94B |
| 2004 | $20.2B | $10.3B |
| 2003 | $7.18B | $11.1B |
| 2002 | $9.38B | $11.9B |
| 2001 | $9.02B | $11.2B |
| 2000 | $13.8B | $12.2B |
| 1999 | $10.7B | $12.6B |
| 1998 | $6B | $11.5B |
| 1997 | $2.21B | $10.9B |
| 1996 | $2.81B | $10.5B |
| 1995 | $3.96B | $9.37B |
| 1994 | $5.42B | $9.12B |
| 1993 | $7.32B | $9.33B |
| 1992 | $6.42B | $8.44B |
| 1991 | $7.41B | $8.02B |
| 1990 | $9.25B | $7.8B |
| 1989 | – | $6.46B |
| 1988 | $7.99B | $5.58B |
| 1987 | $7.31B | $6.34B |
| 1986 | $6.43B | $6.63B |
| 1985 | $7.55B | $5.9B |
| 1984 | $10.6B | $5.57B |
| 1983 | $9.28B | $5.72B |
| 1982 | $6.49B | $6.05B |
| 1981 | $5.94B | $5.53B |
| 1980 | $7.05B | $4.91B |
| 1979 | $6.12B | $4.73B |
| 1978 | $5.17B | $5.33B |
| 1977 | $7B | $5.83B |
| 1976 | $6.78B | $6.05B |
| 1975 | $4.6B | $5.76B |
| 1974 | $5.32B | $3.29B |
| 1973 | $6.81B | $2.94B |
| 1972 | $7.49B | $2.77B |
| 1971 | $8.67B | $2.64B |
| 1970 | $8.64B | $2.3B |
| 1969 | $7.22B | $2.07B |
| 1968 | $5.4B | $2.14B |
| 1967 | $4.4B | $1.91B |
| 1966 | $4.7B | $1.78B |
| 1965 | $5.35B | $1.77B |
| 1964 | $3.88B | $1.69B |
| 1963 | $2.71B | $1.58B |
| 1962 | $2.51B | $1.54B |
| 1961 | $2.1B | $1.44B |
| 1960 | $2.08B | $1.28B |
| 1959 | $1.85B | $1.16B |
| 1958 | $1.6B | $977M |
| 1957 | $1.69B | $1.01B |
| 1956 | $1.17B | $1.08B |
| 1955 | – | $1.17B |
| 1954 | – | $1.16B |
| 1953 | – | $1.14B |
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.
- 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
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 per personSudan: $8 in 2021Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending 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