South Sudan

Military spending in South Sudan

Military spending in South Sudan: 5.76% of GDP in 2008 and 3.43% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
3.43% of GDP
Since 2008
−2.34 percentage points
Rank, 2025
15 of 151
counting from the highest
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% of GDP · SIPRI

Military spending in South SudanMilitary spending in South Sudan: 5.76% of GDP in 2008 and 3.43% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 8.77% of GDP in 2012, the lowest 1.51% of GDP in 2021.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 8.77% of GDP in 2012, the lowest 1.51% of GDP in 2021.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearSouth Sudan
20253.43
20246.55
20232.38
20221.58
20211.51
20201.87
20193.8
20184.77
20173.99
20164.85
20158.6
20148.58
20136.57
20128.77
20116.09
20104.14
20094.97
20085.76

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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