South Sudan Military Spending/Defense Budget 2006-2023
Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
- South Sudan military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $0.17B, a 32.16% increase from 2020.
- South Sudan military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $0.13B, a 30.88% decline from 2019.
- South Sudan military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $0.19B, a 25.09% increase from 2018.
- South Sudan military spending/defense budget for 2018 was $0.15B, a 105.96% increase from 2017.
| South Sudan Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data |
| Year |
Billions of US $ |
% of GDP |
| 2021 |
$0.17B |
2.37% |
| 2020 |
$0.13B |
2.63% |
| 2019 |
$0.19B |
3.56% |
| 2018 |
$0.15B |
3.65% |
| 2017 |
$0.07B |
2.35% |
| 2016 |
$0.14B |
4.60% |
| 2015 |
$1.15B |
10.56% |
| 2014 |
$1.30B |
8.62% |
| 2013 |
$0.98B |
6.57% |
| 2012 |
$0.99B |
8.77% |
| 2011 |
$1.05B |
6.09% |
| 2010 |
$0.65B |
4.14% |
| 2009 |
$0.61B |
4.97% |
| 2008 |
$0.90B |
5.76% |
| 2007 |
$0.59B |
5.76% |
| 2006 |
$0.55B |
5.76% |
