What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Cameroon and Kenya?

0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.

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

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Cameroon vs Kenya: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Cameroon

0.0098 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Kenya

0.01 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Cameroon rank

115th

Kenya rank

113th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Cameroon
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.01 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0098 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Cameroon ranks 115th and Kenya ranks 113th of 160 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0864 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.21 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1236 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1980s	0.0381 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.175 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1369 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1990s	0.0211 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0785 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0575 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2000s	0.0192 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0416 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0223 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2010s	0.0136 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0161 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0025 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2020s	0.0104 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0105 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Cameroon or Kenya?: Kenya, at 0.01 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0098 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Cameroon and Kenya?: 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Cameroon ranks 115th and Kenya ranks 113th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.