Rwanda

Military spending in Rwanda

Military spending in Rwanda: 1.89% of GDP in 1973 and 1.29% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
1.29% of GDP
Since 1973
−0.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025
97 of 151
counting from the highest
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% of GDP · SIPRI

Military spending in RwandaMilitary spending in Rwanda: 1.89% of GDP in 1973 and 1.29% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 5.51% of GDP in 1991, the lowest 0.61% of GDP in 1995.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 5.51% of GDP in 1991, the lowest 0.61% of GDP in 1995.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearRwanda
20251.29
20241.23
20231.25
20221.33
20211.51
20201.47
20191.2
20181.24
20171.25
20161.24
20151.21
20141.1
20131.06
20121.04
20111.1
20101.22
20091.33
20081.31
20071.37
20061.64
20051.74
20041.97
20032.45
20023.05
20013.4
20003.54
19994.45
19984.38
19974.17
19965.33
19950.61
19943.44
19934.54
19924.29
19915.51
19903.73
19891.75
19881.59
19871.68
19861.8
19851.59
19841.6
19831.9
19822
19812.04
19801.88
19791.75
19781.59
19772.15
19761.61
19751.63
19741.47
19731.89

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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