Benin vs Sudan: Military spending as a share of GDP
Benin
0.9%
in 2025
Sudan
0.9%
in 2021
Benin rank
131st
Sudan rank
128th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Benin
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 131st and Sudan ranks 128th of 166 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 3.1% | 1.3% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 3.2% | 1.6% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 3.0% | 1.5% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 4.4% | 3.6% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 3.5% | 2.9% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 2.3% | 1.6% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Benin or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Benin as of 2021.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Benin and Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sudan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Benin and Sudan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Benin ranks 131st and Sudan ranks 128th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) 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
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.