Military Expenditure (Local Currency) rose 71.8% to SDG 29.1 bil in Sudan in 2017

Military expenditure in local currency rose 71.8% to SDG 29.1 bil in Sudan in 2017, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.

Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Sudan reached an all time high of SDG 29.1 bil in 2017 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 123 bil, EGP 49.5 bil in Egypt, ETB 11.8 bil in Ethiopia and SSP 8.19 bil in South Sudan in 2017.

Sudan has been ranked 73rd within the group of 147 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 19 places above the position seen 10 years ago.