What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Kenya and Senegal?

4.58 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?

47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Senegal: Military spending, per capita

Kenya

23.56 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Senegal

28.14 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Kenya rank

122nd

Senegal rank

121st

Military spending, per capita over time

Kenya
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 28.14 constant 2024 US$ per person against 23.56 constant 2024 US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 4.58 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 122nd and Senegal ranks 121st of 161 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	110.54 constant 2024 US$ per person	27.63 constant 2024 US$ per person	82.91 constant 2024 US$ per person	Kenya
1980s	65.77 constant 2024 US$ per person	20.41 constant 2024 US$ per person	45.36 constant 2024 US$ per person	Kenya
1990s	27.86 constant 2024 US$ per person	14.4 constant 2024 US$ per person	13.46 constant 2024 US$ per person	Kenya
2000s	22.67 constant 2024 US$ per person	15.13 constant 2024 US$ per person	7.54 constant 2024 US$ per person	Kenya
2010s	23.05 constant 2024 US$ per person	20.76 constant 2024 US$ per person	2.29 constant 2024 US$ per person	Kenya
2020s	21.83 constant 2024 US$ per person	27.9 constant 2024 US$ per person	6.07 constant 2024 US$ per person	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Kenya or Senegal?: Senegal, at 28.14 constant 2024 US$ per person against 23.56 constant 2024 US$ per person in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Kenya and Senegal?: 4.58 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Kenya ranks 122nd and Senegal ranks 121st of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per capita
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 7,937 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.