Military expenditure in local currency rose 36.6% to SDG 33.1 bil in Sudan in 2019, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Sudan reached an all time high of SDG 33.1 bil in 2019 and an all time low of SDG < 0.001 bil in 1960. When compared to Sudan's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in Chad amounted to XAF 138 bil, EGP 62.9 bil in Egypt, ETB 15.9 bil in Ethiopia and SSP 24.3 bil in South Sudan in 2019.
Sudan has been ranked 71st within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 16 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cameroon | XAF bil | 230 | 239 | 239 | 247 | 226 | ||||||||||||||||
Central African Republic | XAF bil | ... | 15.9 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 23.9 | 25.5 | |||||||||||||||
Chad | XAF bil | ... | 184 | 129 | 141 | 138 | 186 | |||||||||||||||
Egypt | EGP bil | 45.2 | 49.3 | 55.5 | 62.9 | 71.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Eritrea | ERN bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Ethiopia | ETB bil | 10.7 | 12.4 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 17.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Israel | ILS bil | 67.0 | 70.0 | 71.5 | 72.5 | 75.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | KES bil | 94.7 | 105 | 113 | 114 | 119 | ||||||||||||||||
Libya | LYD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
Niger | XOF bil | ... | ... | ... | 98.6 | 118 | 128 | 145 | 137 | |||||||||||||
Nigeria | NGN bil | 444 | 495 | 654 | 669 | 975 | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | SAR bil | 239 | 264 | 280 | 245 | 242 | ||||||||||||||||
Somalia | SOS bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.048 | 0.062 | 0.077 | 0.072 | 0.098 | |||||
South Sudan | SSP bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.60 | 8.19 | 21.1 | 24.3 | 16.8 | ||||||||||||
Sudan | SDG bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.0 | 29.1 | 24.2 | 33.1 | 50.6 | ... | ||||||||||
Uganda | UGX bil | 1,089 | 1,252 | 1,522 | 2,400 | 3,660 |