Ghana

Military spending in Ghana

Military spending in Ghana: 1% of GDP in 1958 and 0.48% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
0.48% of GDP
Since 1958
−0.53 percentage points
Rank, 2025
141 of 151
counting from the highest
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% of GDP · SIPRI

Military spending in GhanaMilitary spending in Ghana: 1% of GDP in 1958 and 0.48% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 2.66% of GDP in 1968, the lowest 0.26% of GDP in 2002.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 2.66% of GDP in 1968, the lowest 0.26% of GDP in 2002.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearGhana
20250.48
20240.35
20230.4
20220.34
20210.38
20200.35
20190.34
20180.33
20170.31
20160.29
20150.39
20140.49
20130.4
20120.59
20110.44
20100.28
20090.34
20080.29
20070.37
20060.26
20050.26
20040.28
20030.3
20020.26
20010.26
20000.44
19990.33
19980.33
19970.29
19960.29
19950.34
19940.43
19930.42
19920.38
19910.37
19900.28
19890.43
19880.44
19870.89
19860.9
19851
19840.59
19830.34
19820.54
19810.74
19800.77
19790.65
19780.85
19771.25
19761.57
19751.72
19741.58
19731.37
19721.43
19711.7
19702.12
19692.5
19682.66
19662.23
19651.73
19641.92
19632.02
19622
19612.1
19601.71
19591.03
19581

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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