South Africa Military Spending 2020s

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
0.77% decade average (2020-2029)

South Africa's military spending during the 2020s ranged from 0.63% (2025) to 0.96% (2020), averaging 0.77% over 6 years of data.

2020s Data
YearValueChangeRank
2020 0.96% +0.07% 31st
2021 0.81% −0.15% 24th
2022 0.80% −0.01% 29th
2023 0.75% −0.04% 21st
2024 0.70% −0.05% 18th
2025 0.63% −0.07% 134th