The latest 2025 ranking by the American firm Global Fire Power, covering 145 countries, 38 of which are in Africa, indicates that Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Senegal are the three countries in the UEMOA zone that devote the most significant expenses to their sector. of defense.

Ivory Coast comes out on top among the six countries of the UEMOA. With 669,6 millions de dollars, soit 426 milliards de FCFA alloué à son budget militaire, i l occupe le 14 style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style”, serif"> rank in Africa and the 2 ᵉ within ECOWAS. Mali comes in second place. The country is ranked 15 ᵉ in Africa and has invested 650.38 million dollars, or 413.8 billion CFA francs, in its development sector é defense. ᵉ In third place, Senegal is ranked there with a budget of 465.15 million dollars, or 296 billion FCFA, and occupies 19th place in Africa. ᵉ Then follows Niger with 336.4 million dollars (214 billion FCFA), Benin with 98.35 million dollars (62.5 billion FCFA) and Burkina Faso with 81.28 million dollars (51.7 billion FCFA) (FCFA 51.7 billion)), occupying respectively the 4, 5 ᵉ and 6 ᵉ places in the ' espace UEMOA et les 26 style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style”, serif">, 36 ᵉ and 37 ᵉ African ranks. In total, the EFA countries ' (Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger) devoted around é 680 billion CFA francs (Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger). à the defense

^{Nigeria is positioned at the 4th African Grand within ECOWAS.} The country dominates with a military budget of 3.16 billion dollars, or 2,010 billion FCFA. Ghana and Sierra Leone occupy 27 ᵉ and 31 ᵉ African places respectively, with d