DefenseSouth Africa — Defense spendingPrimary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Military spending as % of GDP; measures the national defense effort.0.8% GDP2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseSouth Africa — Defense spending — % of government expenditureMilitary expenditure as a share of total general government expenditure.2.3%2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseSouth Africa — Armed forces at a glance69,000Active personnel · 2024· ≈ order of magnitude≈18,000Reserves≈170Main battle tanks≈1,400Armoured vehiclesShow all 13 figures (+10 more)Show all 13 figures (+9 more)Source: IISS Military Balance 2024 · SIPRI· Data 2024approximate valuesExploreSaveShareReport
DefenseSouth Africa — Military spending (USD)Military spending in current USD; enables volume comparison.3BUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseSouth Africa — Active military personnelNumber of active-duty military personnel; reflects the size of the armed forces.89K2020Source: World Bank· Data 2020Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseSouth Africa — Arms exportsValue of arms transfers exported; indicates weight in the global defense industry.96MUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseSouth Africa — Arms importsValue of arms transfers imported; indicates dependence on external suppliers.30MUSD2023Source: World Bank· Data 2023Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseSouth Africa — Military personnel (% labour force)Share of military personnel in the labour force.0.4%2020Source: World Bank· Data 2020Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseSouth Africa — Defense spending — local currency (EUR)Military expenditure in current local currency units (EUR) — domestic-budget view.55.6BEUR2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
