Benin vs Ethiopia: Military expenditure

Benin

93.45 billion current LCU

in 2024

Ethiopia

75.78 billion current LCU

in 2024

Benin rank

70th

Ethiopia rank

73rd

Military expenditure over time

Benin currently reports 93.45 billion current LCU against 75.78 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 17.68 billion current LCU.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.

Globally, Benin ranks 70th and Ethiopia ranks 73rd of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)