Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Military > Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per $ GDP

DEFINITION: Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Eritrea	$237.79 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
2	Burundi	$58.27 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
3	Zimbabwe	$46.05 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
4	Sudan	$43.93 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2001
5	Djibouti	$42.93 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
6	Ethiopia	$35.54 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
7	Botswana	$34.46 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
8	Guinea-Bissau	$32.98 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
9	Comoros	$32.01 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
10	Namibia	$29.48 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
11	Rwanda	$27.44 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
12	Equatorial Guinea	$25.76 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
13	Gabon	$25.74 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
14	Uganda	$24.98 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
15	Lesotho	$24.50 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
16	Benin	$23.84 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
17	Chad	$22.94 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
18	Mozambique	$19.87 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
19	Zambia	$19.69 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
20	Seychelles	$17.58 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
21	Togo	$17.22 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
22	Swaziland	$17.00 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
23	Cape Verde	$15.25 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
24	South Africa	$14.66 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
25	Democratic Republic of the Congo	$14.23 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
26	Senegal	$14.07 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
27	Cameroon	$14.02 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
28	Guinea	$14.01 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
29	Mauritania	$13.44 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
30	Burkina Faso	$12.49 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
31	Sierra Leone	$12.32 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
32	Central African Republic	$11.86 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
33	Cote d'Ivoire	$11.64 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
34	Niger	$11.32 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
35	Kenya	$10.97 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
36	Madagascar	$10.22 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
37	Angola	$9.28 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
38	Nigeria	$7.54 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
39	Sao Tome and Principe	$6.53 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
40	Malawi	$5.83 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
41	Ghana	$5.55 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
42	Mali	$4.60 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
43	Somalia	$4.33 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2003
44	Liberia	$3.26 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
45	The Gambia	$2.49 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
46	Mauritius	$2.06 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004
47	Tanzania	$1.81 per 1,000 $ of GDP	2004

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