Angola vs Namibia
Angola vs Namibia: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 1.4% of GDP in Angola and 2.77% of GDP in Namibia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Namibia, by 1.37 percentage points, or 1.98 times that in Angola.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Namibia has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Angola.
- In 2025, Angola ranked 89 and Namibia ranked 31 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Angola | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.4 | 2.77 |
| 2024 | 1.03 | 2.75 |
| 2023 | 1.43 | 2.74 |
| 2022 | 1.43 | 2.91 |
| 2021 | 1.39 | 3.23 |
| 2020 | 1.81 | 3.48 |
| 2019 | 1.77 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | 1.96 | 3.33 |
| 2017 | 2.51 | 3.52 |
| 2016 | 2.73 | 3.97 |
| 2015 | 3.11 | 4.53 |
| 2014 | 4.7 | 4.33 |
| 2013 | 4.46 | 3.21 |
| 2012 | 3.24 | 3.17 |
| 2011 | 3.26 | 3.58 |
| 2010 | 4.18 | 3.52 |
| 2009 | 4.71 | 3.37 |
| 2008 | 3.57 | 3.14 |
| 2007 | 3.11 | 2.61 |
| 2006 | 3.76 | 2.5 |
| 2005 | 3.69 | 2.65 |
| 2004 | 3.47 | 2.53 |
| 2003 | 3.76 | 2.63 |
| 2002 | 2.87 | 2.62 |
| 2001 | 4.52 | 3.01 |
| 2000 | 6.39 | 2.71 |
| 1999 | 17.33 | 3.12 |
| 1998 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| 1997 | 5.97 | 2.3 |
| 1996 | 2.45 | 1.9 |
| 1995 | 4.71 | 1.95 |
| 1994 | 5.71 | 1.75 |
| 1993 | 17.52 | 2.47 |
| 1992 | 5.68 | 4.25 |
| 1991 | 7.1 | 5.62 |
| 1990 | 17.46 | 6.42 |
| 1989 | 19.43 | – |
| 1988 | 21.98 | – |
| 1987 | 22.25 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Angola vs Namibia
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023Namibia: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Namibia: 4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Namibia: 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017Namibia: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Namibia: 11.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023Namibia: 2.96 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023Namibia: 2.37% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023Namibia: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAngola: 71.5% in 2025Namibia: 50.9% in 2025
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023Namibia: 21 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023Namibia: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Namibia: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
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Military
- Military spending in US dollarsAngola: $1.26B in 2025Namibia: $386M in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025Namibia: $134 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Namibia: 7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020Namibia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Namibia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Namibia: 1.67% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025Namibia: 0 TIV in 2025