Cameroon

Military spending in Cameroon

Military spending in Cameroon: 1.87% of GDP in 1970 and 1.06% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
1.06% of GDP
Since 1970
−0.81 percentage points
Rank, 2025
106 of 151
counting from the highest
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% of GDP · SIPRI

Military spending in CameroonMilitary spending in Cameroon: 1.87% of GDP in 1970 and 1.06% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 1.99% of GDP in 1982, the lowest 0.93% of GDP in 2023.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 1.99% of GDP in 1982, the lowest 0.93% of GDP in 2023.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearCameroon
20251.06
20241
20230.93
20220.94
20210.99
20200.96
20191.07
20181.08
20171.14
20161.15
20151.1
20141.11
20131.17
20121.18
20111.14
20101.29
20091.23
20081.26
20071.24
20061.23
20051.14
20041.4
20031.38
20021.34
20011.29
20001.33
19991.44
19981.4
19971.3
19961.23
19951.25
19941.31
19931.33
19921.53
19911.52
19901.48
19891.33
19881.29
19871.25
19861.22
19851.34
19841.74
19831.89
19821.99
19811.82
19801.56
19791.66
19781.67
19771.72
19761.76
19751.73
19741.69
19731.76
19721.76
19711.84
19701.87

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.
  • Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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