Angola vs Namibia
Angola vs Namibia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.26B in Angola and $386M in Namibia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Angola, by $877M, or 3.27 times that in Namibia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Angola has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Namibia.
- In 2025, Angola ranked 76 and Namibia ranked 106 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Angola | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.26B | $386M |
| 2024 | $924M | $368M |
| 2023 | $1.26B | $356M |
| 2022 | $1.25B | $360M |
| 2021 | $1.25B | $378M |
| 2020 | $1.47B | $401M |
| 2019 | $1.68B | $404M |
| 2018 | $1.84B | $423M |
| 2017 | $2.23B | $442M |
| 2016 | $2.57B | $487M |
| 2015 | $3.22B | $548M |
| 2014 | $5.47B | $500M |
| 2013 | $5.13B | $340M |
| 2012 | $3.75B | $323M |
| 2011 | $3.58B | $328M |
| 2010 | $3.82B | $310M |
| 2009 | $3.57B | $285M |
| 2008 | $3.67B | $270M |
| 2007 | $2.71B | $215M |
| 2006 | $3.09B | $193M |
| 2005 | $2.63B | $183M |
| 2004 | $1.86B | $165M |
| 2003 | $1.95B | $156M |
| 2002 | $1.48B | $158M |
| 2001 | $1.44B | $160M |
| 2000 | $2.39B | $136M |
| 1999 | $5.16B | $151M |
| 1998 | $404M | $112M |
| 1997 | $1.31B | $105M |
| 1996 | $817M | $85.5M |
| 1995 | $1.09B | $80.5M |
| 1994 | $10.1B | $73.1M |
| 1993 | $2.33B | $92.8M |
| 1992 | $145M | $157M |
| 1991 | $166M | $215M |
| 1990 | $278M | $248M |
| 1989 | $319M | – |
| 1988 | $249M | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, 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
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025Namibia: 2.77% of GDP 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