The entire continent of Africa spent around $28.382 billion dollars on their militaries in 2012. This number is based on SIPRI data, but does not include 6 countries for which there was not enough data. Explore each country’s military budget below just by clicking on their flag.
Algeria
$9,104 Million (2012)
$9,104 Million (2012)
Angola
$3,827 Million (2012)
$3,827 Million (2012)
Botswana
$345 Million (2012)
$345 Million (2012)
Burkina Faso
$153 Million (2012)
$153 Million (2012)
Burundi
$58 Million (2012)
$58 Million (2012)
Cameroon
$372 Million (2012)
$372 Million (2012)
Cape Verde
No Data (2012)
No Data (2012)
Central African Republic
No Data (2012)
No Data (2012)
Chad
No Data (2012)
No Data (2012)
Congo
No Data (2012)
No Data (2012)
Côte d’Ivoire
$435 Million (2012)
$435 Million (2012)
Djibouti
No Data (2012)
No Data (2012)
Equatorial Guinea
No Data (2012)
No Data (2012)
Eritrea
No Data (2012)
No Data (2012)
Ethiopia
$329 Million (2012)
$329 Million (2012)
Gabon
$264 Million (2012)
$264 Million (2012)
Ghana
$119 Million (2012)
$119 Million (2012)
Guinea
No Data (2012)
No Data (2012)
Guinea-Bissau
$18 Million (2012)
$18 Million (2012)
Kenya
$694 Million (2012)
$694 Million (2012)
Lesotho
$51 Million (2012)
$51 Million (2012)
Liberia
$14 Million (2012)
$14 Million (2012)
Libya
$2,800 Million (2012)
$2,800 Million (2012)
Madagascar
$70 Million (2012)
$70 Million (2012)
Malawi
$54 Million (2012)
$54 Million (2012)
Mali
$153 Million (2012)
$153 Million (2012)
Mauritania
No Data (2012)
No Data (2012)
Mauritius
$22 Million (2012)
$22 Million (2012)
Morocco
$3,582 Million (2012)
$3,582 Million (2012)
Mozambique
No Data (2012)
No Data (2012)
Namibia
$432 Million (2012)
$432 Million (2012)
Niger
$75 Million (2012)
$75 Million (2012)
Nigeria
$2,100 Million (2012)
$2,100 Million (2012)
Rwanda
$77 Million (2012)
$77 Million (2012)
Senegal
No Data (2012)
No Data (2012)
Seychelles
$10 Million (2012)
$10 Million (2012)
Sierra Leone
$24 Million (2012)
$24 Million (2012)
South Africa
$4,785 Million (2012)
$4,785 Million (2012)
Sudan
No Data (2012)
No Data (2012)
Swaziland
$125 Million (2012)
$125 Million (2012)
Tanzania
$278 Million (2012)
$278 Million (2012)
Togo
No Data (2012)
No Data (2012)
Tunisia
$746 Million (2012)
$746 Million (2012)
Uganda
$250 Million (2012)
$250 Million (2012)
Zambia
$319 Million (2012)
$319 Million (2012)
Zimbabwe
$303 Million (2012)
$303 Million (2012)
Data Source: http://portal.sipri.org/publications/pages/expenditures/splash-expenditures