Military expenditure as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Africa as of 2022, by country

In 2022, military expenditure in Togo corresponded to 5.4 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the highest share in Africa. Furthermore, Algeria followed with 4.78 percent. Algeria's spending with defense was recorded at around 10 billion U.S. dollars. Ranking in the 3rd position, Morocco spent a share of 3.9 percent of its GDP on armed forces, personnel, and military activities.