Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Military > Expenditures > Dollar figure > Per capita
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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 capita figures expressed per 1 population.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | $256.38 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 2 | Botswana | $191.35 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 3 | Seychelles | $147.06 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 4 | Gabon | $135.65 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Namibia | $83.81 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 6 | South Africa | $68.42 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 7 | Djibouti | $36.71 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 8 | Swaziland | $36.17 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 9 | Eritrea | $35.68 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 10 | Cape Verde | $28.48 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 11 | Comoros | $19.73 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 12 | Lesotho | $17.96 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 13 | Sudan | $17.49 per capita | 2001 | ||
| 14 | Zimbabwe | $16.77 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 15 | Cameroon | $13.79 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 16 | Angola | $11.85 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 17 | Benin | $11.80 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 18 | Chad | $10.72 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 19 | Mauritius | $10.13 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | $10.08 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 21 | Senegal | $9.42 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 22 | Zambia | $9.30 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 23 | Mauritania | $6.98 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 24 | Guinea | $6.42 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 25 | Uganda | $6.12 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 26 | Mozambique | $6.04 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 27 | Togo | $5.93 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | $5.78 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 29 | Rwanda | $5.64 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 30 | Burundi | $5.32 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 31 | Kenya | $5.29 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 32 | Burkina Faso | $5.01 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 33 | Ethiopia | $4.82 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | $4.58 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 35 | Nigeria | $3.95 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 36 | Central African Republic | $3.89 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 37 | Sierra Leone | $2.47 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 38 | Niger | $2.47 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 39 | Madagascar | $2.46 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Somalia | $2.45 per capita | 2003 | ||
| 41 | Ghana | $2.27 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 42 | Mali | $1.71 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 43 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $1.67 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 44 | Malawi | $0.88 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 45 | The Gambia | $0.68 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 46 | Tanzania | $0.55 per capita | 2004 | ||
| 47 | Liberia | $0.46 per capita | 2004 |
