Sudan Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2024

Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
  • Sudan military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $0.38B, a 59.84% decline from 2020.
  • Sudan military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $0.93B, a 29.36% increase from 2019.
  • Sudan military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $0.72B, a 31.07% decline from 2018.
  • Sudan military spending/defense budget for 2018 was $1.05B, a 76.09% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
India $76.60B
Pakistan $11.30B
Indonesia $8.26B
Ukraine $5.94B
Morocco $5.38B
Egypt $5.17B
Bangladesh $4.88B
Nigeria $4.47B
Philippines $4.09B
Myanmar $2.11B
Sri Lanka $1.56B
Tunisia $1.25B
Kenya $1.11B
Angola $0.98B
Cambodia $0.64B
Bolivia $0.63B
Cameroon $0.44B
Honduras $0.44B
El Salvador $0.38B
Sudan $0.38B
Republic of Congo $0.31B
Georgia $0.30B
Ghana $0.30B
Zambia $0.28B
Mauritania $0.23B
Kyrgyz Republic $0.12B
Mongolia $0.11B
Papua New Guinea $0.09B
Eswatini $0.08B
Kosovo $0.08B
Nicaragua $0.08B
Moldova $0.05B
Timor-Leste $0.04B
Lesotho $0.04B
Cabo Verde $0.01B
Sudan Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2021 $0.38B 1.02%
2020 $0.93B 1.13%
2019 $0.72B 1.64%
2018 $1.05B 1.78%
2017 $4.38B 3.51%
2016 $2.75B 2.65%
2015 $2.28B 2.66%
2009 $3.18B 5.45%
2008 $3.23B 4.98%
2007 $2.43B 5.29%
2006 $1.65B 4.60%
2005 $1.16B 4.39%
2004 $1.24B 5.78%
2003 $0.40B 2.26%
2002 $0.48B 3.27%
2001 $0.39B 2.94%
2000 $0.59B 4.79%
1999 $0.43B 4.01%
1998 $0.26B 2.38%
1997 $0.10B 0.95%
1988 $0.37B 3.55%
1987 $0.31B 2.55%
1986 $0.26B 3.23%
1985 $0.21B 3.40%
1984 $0.36B 4.08%
1983 $0.23B 3.27%
1982 $0.17B 2.44%
1981 $0.20B 1.78%
1980 $0.23B 2.30%
1979 $0.24B 2.59%
1978 $0.18B 2.04%
1977 $0.22B 2.62%
1976 $0.18B 2.67%
1975 $0.12B 2.25%
1974 $0.11B 2.57%
1973 $0.11B 3.16%
1972 $0.11B 4.19%
1971 $0.11B 4.60%
1970 $0.11B 4.95%
1969 $0.09B 5.20%
1968 $0.06B 3.75%
1967 $0.05B 3.65%
1966 $0.05B 3.53%
1965 $0.06B 4.12%
1964 $0.04B 3.14%
1963 $0.03B 2.15%
1962 $0.02B 2.06%
1961 $0.02B 1.85%
1960 $0.02B 1.92%