Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Military > Expenditures > Percent of GDP

DEFINITION: Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	EritreaEritrea	6.3%	2006
2	BurundiBurundi	5.9%	2006
3	AngolaAngola	5.7%	2006
4	MauritaniaMauritania	5.5%	2006
5	SwazilandSwaziland	4.7%	2006
6	ChadChad	4.2%	2006
7	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	4%	2006
=8	DjiboutiDjibouti	3.8%	2006
=8	ZimbabweZimbabwe	3.8%	2006
10	NamibiaNamibia	3.7%	2006
11	GabonGabon	3.4%	2005
12	BotswanaBotswana	3.3%	2006
13	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	3.1%	2005
=14	EthiopiaEthiopia	3%	2006
=14	SudanSudan	3%	2005
=16	ZambiaZambia	2.9%	2006
=16	RwandaRwanda	2.9%	2006
=18	ComorosComoros	2.8%	2006
=18	KenyaKenya	2.8%	2006
20	LesothoLesotho	2.6%	2006
21	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	2.5%	2006
22	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	2.3%	2006
23	UgandaUganda	2.2%	2006
24	SeychellesSeychelles	2%	2006
=25	MaliMali	1.9%	2006
=25	SenegalSenegal	1.9%	2006
=27	GuineaGuinea	1.7%	2006
=27	BeninBenin	1.7%	2006
=27	South AfricaSouth Africa	1.7%	2006
=30	TanzaniaTanzania	1.6%	2006
=30	TogoTogo	1.6%	2005
32	NigeriaNigeria	1.5%	2006
=33	CameroonCameroon	1.3%	2006
=33	LiberiaLiberia	1.3%	2006
=33	MalawiMalawi	1.3%	2006
=33	SomaliaSomalia	1.3%	2006
=33	NigerNiger	1.3%	2006
38	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	1.2%	2006
39	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	1.1%	2006
40	MadagascarMadagascar	1%	2006
=41	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	0.8%	2006
=41	GhanaGhana	0.8%	2006
=41	MozambiqueMozambique	0.8%	2006
44	Cape VerdeCape Verde	0.7%	2006
45	The GambiaThe Gambia	0.5%	2006
46	MauritiusMauritius	0.3%	2006
47	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	0.1%	2006

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