Cameroon vs Paraguay: Military spending per armed forces personnel
Cameroon
13,391 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Paraguay
14,052 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Cameroon rank
112th
Paraguay rank
111th
Military spending per armed forces personnel over time
- Cameroon
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 14,052 constant 2024 US$ against 13,391 constant 2024 US$ in Cameroon, a difference of 661 constant 2024 US$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 112th and Paraguay ranks 111th of 160 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28,822 constant 2024 US$ | 18,402 constant 2024 US$ | 10,420 constant 2024 US$ | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 13,542 constant 2024 US$ | 13,349 constant 2024 US$ | 193.31 constant 2024 US$ | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 13,458 constant 2024 US$ | 6,426 constant 2024 US$ | 7,031 constant 2024 US$ | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 18,268 constant 2024 US$ | 12,810 constant 2024 US$ | 5,458 constant 2024 US$ | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 13,391 constant 2024 US$ | 14,052 constant 2024 US$ | 660.5 constant 2024 US$ | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending per armed forces personnel, Cameroon or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 14,052 constant 2024 US$ against 13,391 constant 2024 US$ in Cameroon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in military spending per armed forces personnel between Cameroon and Paraguay?
- 661 constant 2024 US$, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Paraguay?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Paraguay rank globally for military spending per armed forces personnel?
- Cameroon ranks 112th and Paraguay ranks 111th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending per armed forces personnel. 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 armed forces personnel. 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.