Benin vs Rwanda: Military expenditure

Benin

154.11 million current USD

in 2024

Rwanda

175.92 million current USD

in 2024

Benin rank

136th

Rwanda rank

133rd

Military expenditure over time

Rwanda currently reports 175.92 million current USD against 154.11 million current USD in Benin, a difference of 21.82 million current USD.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Rwanda ahead.

Globally, Benin ranks 136th and Rwanda ranks 133rd of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)