Cape Verde vs Djibouti: Military spending

Cape Verde
14.40 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Djibouti
13.31 million constant 2022 US$
in 2016
Cape Verde rank
169th
Djibouti rank
170th

Military spending over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Djibouti
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197519992023

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 14.40 million constant 2022 US$ against 13.31 million constant 2022 US$ in Djibouti, a difference of 1.09 million constant 2022 US$.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 169th and Djibouti ranks 170th of 172 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Djibouti in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Djibouti Difference Ahead
1970s 5.83 million constant 2022 US$ 3.20 million constant 2022 US$ 2.63 million constant 2022 US$ Cape Verde
1980s 9.96 million constant 2022 US$ 59.32 million constant 2022 US$ 49.36 million constant 2022 US$ Djibouti
1990s 6.82 million constant 2022 US$ 48.83 million constant 2022 US$ 42.01 million constant 2022 US$ Djibouti
2000s 9.08 million constant 2022 US$ 33.16 million constant 2022 US$ 24.08 million constant 2022 US$ Djibouti
2010s 11.52 million constant 2022 US$ 12.89 million constant 2022 US$ 1.37 million constant 2022 US$ Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, Cape Verde or Djibouti?
Cape Verde, at 14.40 million constant 2022 US$ against 13.31 million constant 2022 US$ in Djibouti as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending between Cape Verde and Djibouti?
1.09 million constant 2022 US$, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Djibouti?
40 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
How do Cape Verde and Djibouti rank globally for military spending?
Cape Verde ranks 169th and Djibouti ranks 170th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending
Unit
constant 2022 US$
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.