Tanzania vs Türkiye
Tanzania vs Türkiye: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 1.16% of GDP in Tanzania and 1.91% of GDP in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 0.75 percentage points, or 1.65 times that in Tanzania.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher since 1987, when it overtook Tanzania.
- In 2025, Tanzania ranked 101 and Türkiye ranked 66 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Tanzania | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.16 | 1.91 |
| 2024 | 1.17 | 1.84 |
| 2023 | 1.23 | 1.69 |
| 2022 | 1.19 | 1.63 |
| 2021 | 1.12 | 1.81 |
| 2020 | 1.08 | 2.16 |
| 2019 | 1.06 | 2.64 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 2.49 |
| 2017 | 1.06 | 2.04 |
| 2016 | 1.09 | 2.05 |
| 2015 | 1.09 | 1.81 |
| 2014 | 1.02 | 1.87 |
| 2013 | 0.97 | 1.92 |
| 2012 | 0.91 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0.9 | 2.02 |
| 2010 | 0.9 | 2.26 |
| 2009 | 0.76 | 2.45 |
| 2008 | 0.7 | 2.17 |
| 2007 | 0.76 | 2.19 |
| 2006 | 0.79 | 2.33 |
| 2005 | 0.82 | 2.38 |
| 2004 | 0.99 | 2.66 |
| 2003 | 1.07 | 3.26 |
| 2002 | 1.3 | 3.76 |
| 2001 | 1.45 | 3.57 |
| 2000 | 1.49 | 3.64 |
| 1999 | 1.49 | 3.88 |
| 1998 | 1.6 | 3.18 |
| 1997 | 1.54 | 2.95 |
| 1996 | 1.56 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1.63 | 2.82 |
| 1994 | 1.29 | 4.05 |
| 1993 | 1.38 | 3.92 |
| 1992 | 2.11 | 3.87 |
| 1991 | 2.18 | 3.75 |
| 1990 | 2.05 | 3.53 |
| 1989 | 2.38 | 3.15 |
| 1988 | 2.45 | 2.93 |
| 1987 | 3.15 | 3.33 |
| 1986 | 5.75 | 3.64 |
| 1985 | 5.39 | 3.53 |
| 1984 | 5.25 | 3.6 |
| 1983 | 5.41 | 3.94 |
| 1982 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| 1981 | 5.58 | 3.83 |
| 1980 | 4.52 | 3.9 |
| 1979 | 8.5 | 3.36 |
| 1978 | 10.11 | 4.19 |
| 1977 | 5.48 | 4.71 |
| 1976 | 4.69 | 4.94 |
| 1975 | 5.36 | 5.12 |
| 1974 | 5.36 | 3.19 |
| 1973 | 4.18 | 3.35 |
| 1972 | 3.43 | 3.45 |
| 1971 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 1970 | 2.3 | 3.26 |
| 1969 | 1.74 | 3.08 |
| 1968 | 1.47 | 3.28 |
| 1967 | 1.42 | 3.26 |
| 1966 | – | 3.14 |
| 1965 | – | 3.55 |
| 1964 | – | 3.42 |
| 1963 | – | 3.39 |
| 1962 | – | 3.71 |
| 1961 | – | 3.77 |
| 1960 | – | 3.53 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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
Tanzania vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyTanzania: 67 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionTanzania: 3.69% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateTanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthTanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTanzania: 36.9% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageTanzania: 17.2 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTanzania: 3% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateTanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsTanzania: $983M in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personTanzania: $15 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelTanzania: 28,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerTanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025