Military Spending in South Sudan
Our latest data shows that South Sudan spent $612,000,000 on their military in 2012 which amounted to 8.4% of the country's GDP that year. Check out the chart below for more South Sudanese military budget data. We can only publish the past 12 years, but SIPRI has data as far back as 1988 on their site.
Total Spent: $2,395,000,000 (Last 12 years)
| Year | Dollars Spent | % GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | no data | N/A |
| 2002 | no data | N/A |
| 2003 | no data | N/A |
| 2004 | no data | N/A |
| 2005 | no data | N/A |
| 2006 | no data | N/A |
| Year | Dollars Spent | % GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | no data | N/A |
| 2008 | no data | N/A |
| 2009 | no data | N/A |
| 2010 | $736,000,000 | 4.5% |
| 2011 | $1,047,000,000 | 6.0% |
| 2012 | $612,000,000 | 8.4% |
Note on Data: Constant (2011) US Dollars are used. For more information about this data visit SIPRI.org.
SIPRI Footnote: South Sudan became independent from Sudan on July 9th 2011. Under the terms of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005, southern Sudan was governed by the autonomous Government of Southern Sudan within the Sudanese state pending a referendum on final status in 2011. Figures for South Sudan prior to 2011 refer to the military spending of the Government of Southern Sudan on the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA). South Sudan changed currency upon independence from the Sudanese Pound to a new currency, the South Sudanese Pound, at a rate of 1 for 1. Conversion to the new currency therefore does not affect the figures.
Other Countries in the Region
ChadNo Data (2012)
El Salvador$233 Million (2012)
Mexico$7,103 Million (2012)
Bangladesh$1,514 Million (2012)
Lebanon$1,622 Million (2012)
Algeria$9,104 Million (2012)
Mauritius$22 Million (2012)
Paraguay$430 Million (2012)
South Sudan's Military Branches
Sudan People's Liberation Army.
Military Service Age in South Sudan
18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service; the Government of South Sudan signed a revised action plan with the UN in March 2012 to demobilize all child soldiers within the SPLA; UNICEF reported 250 confirmed cases of the SPLA's association with children at the end of 2012.
