Cameroon vs Saudi Arabia: Military expenditure

Cameroon

324.34 billion current LCU

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

301.24 billion current LCU

in 2024

Cameroon rank

45th

Saudi Arabia rank

48th

Military expenditure over time

Cameroon currently reports 324.34 billion current LCU against 301.24 billion current LCU in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 23.10 billion current LCU.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.

Globally, Cameroon ranks 45th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th 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)