South Africa South Africa, Military expenditure (current US$)

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2023 2,781,117,202 55 -329,004,246 -10.6%
2022 3,110,121,447 52 -282,694,606 -8.33%
2021 3,392,816,053 51 +161,798,322 +5.01%
2020 3,231,017,731 49 -204,412,056 -5.95%
2019 3,435,429,788 45 -187,488,955 -5.18%
2018 3,622,918,743 46 +31,411,129 +0.875%
2017 3,591,507,613 44 +452,195,485 +14.4%
2016 3,139,312,128 48 -349,555,819 -10%
2015 3,488,867,948 43 -403,617,143 -10.4%
2014 3,892,485,091 47 -225,723,392 -5.48%
2013 4,118,208,483 46 -371,381,613 -8.27%
2012 4,489,590,096 41 -104,563,982 -2.28%
2011 4,594,154,078 38 +405,985,986 +9.69%
2010 4,188,168,092 37 +595,480,390 +16.6%
2009 3,592,687,702 41 +306,762,621 +9.34%
2008 3,285,925,081 44 -239,759,162 -6.8%
2007 3,525,684,244 37 +19,544,586 +0.557%
2006 3,506,139,658 33 -60,824,158 -1.71%
2005 3,566,963,815 30 +467,898,690 +15.1%
2004 3,099,065,125 33 +524,888,847 +20.4%
2003 2,574,176,278 35 +808,093,380 +45.8%
2002 1,766,082,898 42 -36,179,339 -2.01%
2001 1,802,262,236 41 -89,462,777 -4.73%
2000 1,891,725,013 38 +153,688,388 +8.84%
1999 1,738,036,625 41 -167,619,384 -8.8%
1998 1,905,656,009 41 -508,481,701 -21.1%
1997 2,414,137,710 36 -177,649,421 -6.85%
1996 2,591,787,131 35 -700,659,431 -21.3%
1995 3,292,446,562 30 -186,135,729 -5.35%
1994 3,478,582,291 25 +224,268,913 +6.89%
1993 3,254,313,379 25 -423,093,082 -11.5%
1992 3,677,406,461 24 -197,008,674 -5.08%
1991 3,874,415,135 23 -490,043,069 -11.2%
1990 4,364,458,204 22 +182,571,737 +4.37%
1989 4,181,886,467 19 -81,200,356 -1.9%
1988 4,263,086,823 19 +667,118,198 +18.6%
1987 3,595,968,625 21 +1,098,080,195 +44%
1986 2,497,888,430 22 +380,482,085 +18%
1985 2,117,406,345 24 -652,745,761 -23.6%
1984 2,770,152,107 18 -282,536,162 -9.26%
1983 3,052,688,269 16 +307,988,410 +11.2%
1982 2,744,699,858 20 -267,279,690 -8.87%
1981 3,011,979,548 20 +350,308,383 +13.2%
1980 2,661,671,165 22 +500,803,825 +23.2%
1979 2,160,867,340 24 +92,879,323 +4.49%
1978 2,067,988,017 25 -5,750,001 -0.277%
1977 2,073,738,018 23 +396,462,599 +23.6%
1976 1,677,275,419 24 +245,580,292 +17.2%
1975 1,431,695,127 23 +329,376,726 +29.9%
1974 1,102,318,401 24 +349,392,075 +46.4%
1973 752,926,326 24 +260,539,779 +52.9%
1972 492,386,546 27 +6,520,019 +1.34%
1971 485,866,527 27 +67,966,694 +16.3%
1970 417,899,833 27 -7,699,997 -1.81%
1969 425,599,830 25 +25,899,990 +6.48%
1968 399,699,840 22 +26,599,989 +7.13%
1967 373,099,851 22 +48,649,981 +15%
1966 324,449,870 22 +34,999,986 +12.1%
1965 289,449,884 22 +17,849,993 +6.57%
1964 271,599,891 21 +82,599,967 +43.7%
1963 188,999,924 26 +2,799,999 +1.5%
1962 186,199,926 26 +72,449,971 +63.7%
1961 113,749,955 30 +43,749,983 +62.5%
1960 69,999,972 39

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