Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Military expenditure

Kenya

1.23 billion current USD

in 2024

Sri Lanka

1.33 billion current USD

in 2024

Kenya rank

81st

Sri Lanka rank

78th

Military expenditure over time

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.33 billion current USD against 1.23 billion current USD in Kenya, a difference of 102.00 million current USD.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Globally, Kenya ranks 81st and Sri Lanka ranks 78th 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)