Defense Budget (% of Government Spending) (Africa)
Overview
Defense spending as a share of total government expenditure shows the priority a government places on military capabilities versus other public services. Countries under active security threats or engaged in conflicts tend to allocate a larger portion of their budgets to defense, sometimes at the expense of education, healthcare, and infrastructure.
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| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ๐ช๐ท Eritrea | 46.37% | |
| 2 | ๐ธ๐ด Somalia | 21.57% | |
| 3 | ๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeria | 21.38% | |
| 4 | ๐น๐ฉ Chad | 17.22% | |
| 5 | ๐ง๐ซ Burkina Faso | 17.00% | |
| 6 | ๐ฒ๐ฑ Mali | 16.65% | |
| 7 | ๐จ๐ซ Central African Republic | 14.12% | |
| 8 | ๐ณ๐ช Niger | 13.79% | |
| 9 | ๐ฌ๐ณ Guinea | 12.79% | |
| 10 | ๐ง๐ฎ Burundi | 12.50% | |
| 11 | ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco | 10.67% | |
| 12 | ๐บ๐ฌ Uganda | 10.08% | |
| 13 | ๐ฒ๐ท Mauritania | 9.62% | |
| 14 | ๐ธ๐ฉ Sudan | 9.50% | |
| 15 | ๐ฉ๐ฏ Djibouti | 9.11% |
| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | ๐น๐ฌ Togo | 8.38% | |
| 17 | ๐ธ๐ธ South Sudan | 8.23% | |
| 18 | ๐ง๐ผ Botswana | 8.02% | |
| 19 | ๐น๐ณ Tunisia | 7.27% | |
| 20 | ๐จ๐ฉ Congo Democratic Republic | 7.14% | |
| 21 | ๐ณ๐ฆ Namibia | 7.13% | |
| 22 | ๐ช๐น Ethiopia | 6.91% | |
| 23 | ๐ฌ๐ฆ Gabon | 6.57% | |
| 24 | ๐ฒ๐ฟ Mozambique | 6.13% | |
| 25 | ๐จ๐ฒ Cameroon | 6.12% | |
| 26 | ๐น๐ฟ Tanzania | 6.10% | |
| 27 | ๐ฌ๐ผ Guinea-Bissau | 5.76% | |
| 28 | ๐ฑ๐พ Libya | 5.47% | |
| 29 | ๐ธ๐ณ Senegal | 5.43% | |
| 30 | ๐จ๐ฌ Congo | 5.39% |
| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | ๐ฆ๐ด Angola | 4.92% | |
| 32 | ๐ธ๐ฟ Eswatini | 4.82% | |
| 33 | ๐ฟ๐ฒ Zambia | 4.75% | |
| 34 | ๐ฌ๐ถ Equatorial Guinea | 4.72% | |
| 35 | ๐ฐ๐ช Kenya | 4.43% | |
| 36 | ๐ฒ๐ฌ Madagascar | 4.24% | |
| 37 | ๐ท๐ผ Rwanda | 4.24% | |
| 38 | ๐ง๐ฏ Benin | 3.80% | |
| 39 | ๐จ๐ฎ Ivory Coast | 3.66% | |
| 40 | ๐ฒ๐ผ Malawi | 3.50% | |
| 41 | ๐ธ๐จ Seychelles | 3.36% | |
| 42 | ๐ฑ๐ท Liberia | 3.20% | |
| 43 | ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria | 3.07% | |
| 44 | ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt | 2.93% | |
| 45 | ๐ฑ๐ธ Lesotho | 2.53% |
| # | Country | % Govt Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | ๐ฌ๐ฒ Gambia | 2.50% | |
| 47 | ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa | 2.11% | |
| 48 | ๐จ๐ป Cape Verde | 2.05% | |
| 49 | ๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana | 1.76% | |
| 50 | ๐ฟ๐ผ Zimbabwe | 1.32% | |
| 51 | ๐ฒ๐บ Mauritius | 0.48% |