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South Africa
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#129out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

5.34.13.01.80.7196019922024South Africa · 2024: 0.70%South Africa

Analytical takeaways

  • South Africa records 0.70% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #129 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) declined from 0.95% in 1960 to 0.70% in 2024, a decrease of 0.25%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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