Overview
Which country spends the most in defense in Africa?
The country with the highest defense budget in Africa is Algeria at US$10,304M. At second and third, are Egypt with a budget of US$3,744M and Morocco with a military spending of US$3,721M.
The average military spending by countries in Africa is around US$789.3M.
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Percentage of GDP on Defense. Algeria's defence budget makes up 6% of its GDP - the highest in Africa. On average, countries in Africa spend %1.6 of their GDPs on defense.
These are the countries with the highest defense budgets in Africa:
Algeria's defence budget is the highest in Africa. Algeria's defence expenditure is estimated to be US$10,304M (6% of its GDP). Its percentage of GDP allocated to defence spending is the third-highest worldwide.
Algeria has the second-largest military force in Africa. Algeria has a military that is composed of 130,000 active personnel, 150,000 in reserve and 187,200 from paramilitary forces, totalling 467,200 or 11.2 military personnel per 1000 in population.
Algeria's battle tank force is the second-largest in Africa. On land, Algeria has a mobile force of 1,195 tanks. For aerial defence, Algeria has an air force of 120 military aircrafts and 77 attack helicopters.
Algeria's naval fleet is the second-largest in Africa. Algeria has a naval fleet of 18 vessels, including 6 non-nuclear submarines. Rounding up the fleet of warships are 5 frigates and 6 corvettes.
The country with the second-highest defence budget in Africa is Egypt. Egypt allocates about 1.20% of its GDP (estimated at US$3,744M) for its defence budget.
Egypt has the largest military force in Africa. Egypt has a military that is composed of 438,500 active personnel (largest in Africa), 479,000 in reserve and 397,000 from paramilitary forces, totalling 1,314,500 or 13.2 military personnel per 1000 in population.
Egypt's battle tank force is the largest in Africa. On land, Egypt has a mobile force of 4,295 tanks. For aerial defence, Egypt has an air force of 569 military aircrafts and 132 attack helicopters.
Egypt has the largest naval fleet in Africa. Egypt has a naval fleet of 22 vessels, including 8 non-nuclear submarines. Other offensive warships in the naval arsenal include 7 frigates and 7 corvettes.
Morocco has the third-highest defence budget in Africa. The defence budget of Morocco is estimated at US$3,721M at around 3.10% of its GDP. Its percentage of GDP allocated to defence spending is the third-highest in Africa.
Morocco's military force is the third-largest in Africa. Morocco has a military of 395,800 personnel, with 195,800 active (third-largest in Africa), 150,000 in reserve and 50,000 from paramilitary forces, making up 11.5 military personnel per 1000 in population.
On land, Morocco has a mobile force of 434 tanks. For aerial defence, Morocco has an air force of 92 military aircrafts and 33 attack helicopters.
Other offensive warships in the naval arsenal include 5 frigates, 1 destroyers and 1 corvettes.
The defence budget of South Africa is estimated at US$3,465M at around 1% of its GDP.
South Africa has a military of 80,400 personnel, with 65,350 active and 15,050 in reserve, making up 1.5 military personnel per 1000 in population.
On land, South Africa has a mobile force of 34 tanks. For aerial defence, South Africa has an air force of 105 military aircrafts and 15 attack helicopters.
South Africa has a naval fleet of 7 vessels, including 3 non-nuclear submarines.
Sudan's defence expenditure is estimated to be US$722M (1.60% of its GDP).
Sudan has a military of 209,300 personnel, with 104,300 active and 105,000 from paramilitary forces, making up 4.9 military personnel per 1000 in population.
Sudan has the third-largest battle tank force in Africa. On land, Sudan has a mobile force of 465 tanks. For aerial defence, Sudan has an air force of 63 military aircrafts and 45 attack helicopters.
Uganda allocates about 2.10% of its GDP (estimated at US$646M) for its defence budget.
With a 56,400-strong military, Uganda has a per-capita ratio of 1.4 military personnel per 1000 in population. Its total military consists of 45,000 active personnel, 10,000 reserve personnel and 1,400 from paramilitary forces.
On land, Uganda has a mobile force of 239 tanks. For aerial defence, Uganda has an air force of 16 military aircrafts and 6 attack helicopters.
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