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South Africa Lowest Military Spending

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0.63% in 2025

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

The lowest military spending in South Africa was 0.63% in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (0.63%), 2024 (0.70%), 2023 (0.75%), 2022 (0.80%), 2021 (0.81%).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

South Africa Top 5 Lowest Military Spending Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2025	0.63%
2nd	2024	0.70%
3rd	2023	0.75%
4th	2022	0.80%
5th	2021	0.81%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	0.63%	−0.07%	134th
2024	0.70%	−0.05%	18th
2023	0.75%	−0.04%	21st
2022	0.80%	−0.01%	29th
2021	0.81%	−0.15%	24th
2020	0.96%	+0.07%	31st
2019	0.88%	−0.01%	32nd
2018	0.89%	−0.05%	32nd
2017	0.94%	−0.03%	35th
2016	0.97%	−0.04%	38th
2015	1.01%	−0.01%	42nd
2014	1.02%	−0.01%	47th
2013	1.03%	−0.01%	46th
2012	1.03%	+0.03%	40th
2011	1.00%	−0.00%	38th
2010	1.00%	−0.09%	39th
2009	1.09%	+0.05%	42nd
2008	1.04%	−0.02%	40th
2007	1.06%	−0.10%	39th
2006	1.15%	−0.08%	45th
2005	1.23%	−0.12%	51st
2004	1.36%	−0.11%	51st
2003	1.47%	−0.06%	64th
2002	1.53%	+0.05%	65th
2001	1.48%	+0.10%	58th
2000	1.39%	+0.12%	53rd
1999	1.27%	−0.11%	45th
1998	1.38%	−0.20%	46th
1997	1.58%	−0.17%	62nd
1996	1.76%	−0.36%	71st
1961	1.47%	+0.52%	19th
1960	0.95%	–	8th
1995	2.12%	−0.44%	83rd
1994	2.56%	+0.07%	94th
1993	2.50%	−0.32%	88th
1992	2.82%	−0.40%	83rd
1991	3.22%	−0.67%	81st
1974	3.09%	+0.44%	61st
1973	2.65%	+0.27%	53rd
1972	2.37%	−0.09%	47th
1970	2.33%	−0.27%	46th
1969	2.61%	−0.15%	49th
1967	2.79%	+0.08%	41st
1966	2.70%	+0.07%	40th
1965	2.63%	−0.06%	38th
1964	2.70%	+0.63%	38th
1963	2.06%	−0.19%	28th
1962	2.25%	+0.79%	25th
1980	3.30%	−0.56%	75th
1971	2.46%	+0.12%	47th
1968	2.76%	−0.03%	50th
1990	3.90%	−0.46%	88th
1989	4.36%	−0.27%	91st
1987	4.19%	+0.37%	86th
1986	3.82%	+0.12%	80th
1985	3.70%	+0.00%	81st
1984	3.70%	+0.09%	78th
1983	3.60%	−0.01%	71st
1982	3.61%	−0.02%	70th
1988	4.62%	+0.43%	93rd
1981	3.64%	+0.33%	78th
1979	3.86%	−0.70%	77th
1978	4.56%	−0.70%	76th
1975	3.87%	+0.79%	72nd
1977	5.26%	+0.54%	83rd
1976	4.73%	+0.85%	77th

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