Military Expenditure (As % of GDP) in South Africa

Military expenditure as a share of gdp reached 0.740% in 2022 in South Africa, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. This is 8.63% less than in the previous year.

Historically, military expenditure as a share of GDP in South Africa reached an all time high of 5.26% in 1977 and an all time low of 0.740% in 2022.

South Africa has been ranked 121st within the group of 148 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure as a share of GDP.