Cameroon vs Rwanda: Military spending as a share of GDP
Cameroon
1.0%
in 2019
Rwanda
1.0%
in 2019
Cameroon rank
121st
Rwanda rank
118th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Cameroon
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 121st and Rwanda ranks 118th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 4.2% | 3.1% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Cameroon or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Cameroon as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 0.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
- How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 121st and Rwanda ranks 118th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).