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Cameroon - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.06

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

1.06 (2025)

Global rank

##105 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1970

0.57×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#58#1052024 overtook Brazil2025 overtook Malawi
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Cameroon climbed from #58 to #105 (overtook Brazil). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Cameroon

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2024
Overtook Brazil in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Malawi in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1970-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
197019852000201520250.931.281.641.99
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